That year the Juvenile Law Center and the Defender Association of Philadelphia, in Commonwealth v. Cunningham, argued the unconstitutionality of juvenile life-without-parole sentences in Pennsylvania. They
The United States is the only country in the world that sentences juveniles to life in prison. The UN, Human Rights groups, and many legal organizations including
The Justice for Juveniles Act has received support from organizations on the front lines of ensuring access to justice for our youth, including the Juvenile
Juvenile Law Center’s, Senior Managing Director, Jessica Feierman, Esq., joins Wake Up With WURD to discuss policy recommendations for overhauling the juvenile justice system.
