Prison Doors Edge Open
January 29, 2016
1/29/16 – The Supreme Court has now granted a new chance at release for inmates serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for murders they committed in their youth. The decision aligns with scientific evidence presented in Issues and elsewhere that young brains are not neurologically mature, which might lead some adolescents to take actions that their “older brains” will ultimately know are unacceptable personally and socially.