Juvenile Life Without Parole: Review and Resentencing in the Wake of Montgomery v. Louisiana

• In Event: Justice, Courts, and the Public in U.S. States

Brief Overview

In this paper, we examine state methods of reviewing JLWOP sentences under Montgomery. Are geographical and racial biases present in that review, as was the case in initial JLWOP sentencing? What are the implications of those biases?

Author

• Chris Nemacheck, College of William and Mary