November 22, 2019
Comments Off on Hogan issues first paroles for juvenile lifers in 24 years
ANNAPOLIS –– For the first time in 24 years, individuals sentenced to life in a correctional facility for crimes they committed before turning 18 are being paroled by a Maryland governor. This shift in policy for juvenile lifers by Republican ...
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August 6, 2019
Comments Off on Judge blocks Md. from filing new motion on juvenile lifers
A federal judge will not allow state officials to file a new motion for summary judgment in ongoing litigation by “juvenile lifers” over Maryland’s parole system. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore in 2016, alleges the parole system does ...
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September 20, 2018
Comments Off on Md. victims’ group backs high-court review of sniper’s resentencing
Saying murder victims' loved ones have a right to finality, a Maryland victims’ rights group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the pending resentencing of a man serving a life-without-parole sentence for committing sniper-style slayings in the Washington area in 2002, when he was a teenager.
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June 28, 2018
Comments Off on Md. juvenile lifers ask for ruling, injunction on parole system challenge
Individuals serving life sentences for crimes committed as juveniles are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction blocking the state's current parole system, which they claim is unconstitutional because it does not offer a meaningful opportunity for release.
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May 1, 2018
Comments Off on Plaintiffs in juvenile lifers case ask federal judge to lift stay
The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Maryland’s system of parole as it applies to juvenile lifers say they have not been able to reach a settlement agreement with the state and have asked a judge to lift the stay on ...
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February 20, 2018
Comments Off on Maryland man convicted of murder as teen appeals life sentence
A Maryland man who was convicted of murder when he was 16 is appealing his life sentence.
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September 28, 2017
Comments Off on Governor’s office ordered to turn over some documents in juvenile lifers case
The governor’s office will have to turn over a half-dozen risk assessments prepared by the parole commission to plaintiffs challenging the parole system’s treatment of juvenile lifers, a federal magistrate judge has ruled. Other than the risk assessments, Judge J. Mark Coulson ...
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September 26, 2017
Comments Off on Juvenile lifers seek discovery on governor’s parole decision-making
A federal magistrate judge will decide this week whether certain documents relating to the parole process should be turned over to the plaintiffs challenging Maryland’s treatment of juvenile lifers. Judge J. Mark Coulson heard arguments Tuesday and said he expects ...
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