A Decade After Montgomery v. Louisiana: Progress, Gaps, and the Promise of Meaningful Review for Children Serving Extreme Sentences

This report from the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth provides a national overview of the progress states have made in changing juvenile sentencing law and providing meaningful resentencing opportunities for young people ten years after Montgomery.

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Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, affirming that children sentenced to life without parole must be given a meaningful opportunity to show that they can grow and change. The ruling confirmed that Miller v. Alabama, which required sentencing judges to consider the mitigating attributes of youth before a child charged with homicide may be sentenced to life without parole, applied to individuals already serving life without the possibility of parole for crimes committed as children. The tenth anniversary of Montgomery marks more than a legal milestone; it honors the human transformation, community restoration, and public safety gains made possible when states provide children with an opportunity for review.