Massachusetts
This amicus brief by the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services argues the remedy of considering parole after fifteen years can be extended to late adolescents from 18-20 years old with life without parole sentences while still protecting public safety. Additionally, the brief argues judicial findings regarding the capacity of late adolescents to change are…
This amicus brief from former Massachusetts judges, the Boston Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association argues life without parole sentences violate the Commonwealth’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment for late adolescents between 18-20 years old for the same reasons they did for youth under 18 years old (as articulated in Diatchenko). Additionally, the brief argues late adolescents have a great propensity…
This report from The Sentencing Project highlights “raise the age” legislative successes across the country, underscoring that the use of youth confinement is not a necessary result of these legislative shifts. For the nine states that implemented raise the age legislation, only New York, North Carolina, and Louisiana added juvenile facilities that are still operating,…
This brief addresses a reasonableness standard when considering race and age. Click here to see the defense reply brief and an amicus brief.
This brief addresses racial profiling. Click here to see the defense brief and an amicus brief.
Click here to see the defense brief and the defense reply brief.
This report from Justice Policy Institute highlights lessons learned from states that have raised the age of juvenile court jurisdiction, including Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The report examines state fiscal data, juvenile legal system data, crime trends, confinement data, recidivism research, and case studies to draw conclusions about the…
From the introduction: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents work inside Massachusetts jails, houses of correction, and prisons and may try to interview you or ask you to sign documents. Other corrections officers working with ICE may also try to question you about your immigration or criminal history. Anything you say to an ICE officer…
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