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Juvenile Defender Listenbee Picked to Lead OJJDP
President Obama has named Robert Listenbee, Jr., Chief of the Juvenile Unit at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia, to become the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This is welcome
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SB 9 Is Signed into Law Giving Juveniles Serving Life-Without-Parole Sentences A Second Chance
After a long fought legislative battle, on September 30, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 9 (Yee), which gives some juveniles who received life-without-parole sentences an opportunity for review of their sentences. There are
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People v. Caballero – California Supreme Court Holds That De Facto JLWOP Sentence Violates Eighth Amendment!
In People v. Caballero, Case No. S190647, filed August 16, 2012, the California Supreme Court held that a determinate sentence that exceeds the expected lifetime of the juvenile defendant (a total of 110 years to
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Sentencing Schemes for Juvenile LWOP
In two eagerly awaited opinions, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that juveniles may no longer be subjected to mandatory Life without Parole sentences for crimes committed when they were under 18 years of age.
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California is one of four sites nationally invited to participate in the MacArthur Foundation's Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network, part of the Foundation's Models for Change initiative. The multi-year effort is designed to strengthen and enhance juvenile indigent defense systems around the country. California's work is centered in the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center.