Juvenile Lifers

Michigan courts have already ruled that giving minors a life sentence for second degree murder is unconstitutional. Colin Jackson reports a case heard before the state Supreme Court Wednesday could expand that even further.

The Michigan Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case today involving the Fifth Amendment and criminal sentencing. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan prosecutors are still asking for more time to respond to a recent state Supreme Court ruling that banned mandatory life sentences for 19- and 20-year-olds. Colin Jackson has more.

A state House committee voted along party lines Wednesday for a bill to blunt the effects of a Michigan Supreme Court decision. The ruling says 19- and 20-year-olds cannot be automatically sentenced to life-without-parole. Rick Pluta has more.

More than 250 felons sent to prison for life with no chance of parole for crimes committed when they were 18 years old must have their sentences reviewed. That decision was released Wednesday by the Michigan Supreme Court. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that inmates serving sentences of life without parole for crimes committed as 18-year-olds are entitled to resentencing hearings. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about how the state handles juvenile life without parole cases. The court will determine who should…

The Genesee County prosecutor is asking judges to make sure two dozen felons sentenced as juveniles to life without parole don’t have a chance at freedom.…

A federal appeals court says Michigan still has not fixed problems with its juvenile lifer law that was declared unconstitutional four years ago. The US…

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether more than 350 inmates sent to prison for murder as juveniles for life without parole will get a…