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Life Sentences for Children?: The Neuroscientific Basis for Limitations on Harsh Sentencing

October 27th, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Neuroscience is playing a key role in legal decisions about children and young adults serving life sentences. The US Supreme Court relied upon research on adolescent brain development to bar execution and limit sentences of Life Without Possibility of Parole for crimes committed under age 18. However, the U.S. Supreme Court case Jones v. Mississippi (2021) shifted the battleground from federal constitutional protections to protections afforded by state constitutions—with mixed results to date. This panel examines the latest neuroscience in the context of emerging case law.

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Date: October 27th, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Calendars: Public Events
Event types: Conferences and Symposia, Lectures / Seminars / Forums

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