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No Life In Prison Without Parole For Under-21 Convicts, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules

No Life In Prison Without Parole For Under-21 Convicts, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules

Sentencing adults under the age of 21 to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional in Massachusetts, according to the state's highest court, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the ruling, 4-3, on Thursday, January 11.

Sentencing adults under the age of 21 to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional in Massachusetts, according to the state's highest court, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the ruling, 4-3, on Thursday, January 11.…