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Roxanne’s Hell in an Arab Jail

Marvin Caldwell-Barr wrote 3 months ago: “I WILL never go back there,” vowed Roxanne Hillier on arriving back in South Africa after spending … more →

Tags: What not to do in an Arab country, emirates, Arab

Behind Bars in Iran

Marvin Caldwell-Barr wrote 7 months ago: 31-year-old Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi is the latest dual-national journalist of Ira … more →

Tags: Arrested in Iran, Iran, Behind Bars, Found Guilty, long-terms, Imprisonment

Juvenile LWOP in Israel

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Juvenile LWOP in Israel, isn’t really LWOP — exactly. See this post from the University … more →

Tags: Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, JLWOP

The Dog Program in Canon City3 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Like many people, I was intrigued by the photos of Cheryl Armstrong with the dogs in prison. I have … more →

Tags: Cheryl Armstrong

The Life Cheryl Dreams Of3 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I asked Cheryl Armstrong (her story is here) what kind of life she imagined for herself, if she were … more →

Tags: Cheryl Armstrong, Juvenile Sentencing

Cheryl Armstrong's Inspirations

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Cheryl Armstrong is currently serving a 96 year sentence in the Colorado Womens Prison. Her story is … more →

Tags: Cheryl Armstrong, Juvenile Sentencing

Finding Gratitude Within Prison Walls

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Cheryl Armstrong is serving a 96-year sentence in Canon City, Colorado for two counts of second degr … more →

Tags: Cheryl Armstrong, Juvenile Sentencing

From Inside Supermax: Part 8 of 84 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This is the last of 8 posts. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax

From Inside Supermax: Part 7 of 8

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This is the 7th of 8 posts. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 i … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax

From Inside Supermax: Part 6 of 8

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This is the 6th of 8 posts. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 i … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax

From Inside Supermax: Part 5 of 8

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This is the 5th of 8 posts. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Based on … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax

From Inside Supermax: Part 4 of 81 comment

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This is the 4th of 8 posts. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Can you describe what ph … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax

From Inside Supermax: Part 3 of 8

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This post is the third in an eight part series of questions asked to and answered by Jacob Ind, who … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Jacob Ind, Supermax, Pendulum Foundation, Nathan Ybanez

From Inside Supermax: Part 2 of 82 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This post is a continuation of a series of questions posed to and answers provided by Jacob Ind from … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Andy Medina, Jacob Ind, Supermax, Andrew Medina

From Inside Supermax: Part 1 of 84 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: As I became interested in the cases of the juveniles sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Pa … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, Mary Ellen Johnson, Juvenile Sentencing, Andy Medina, Jacob Ind, Supermax, Andrew Medina

Categorically Less Culpable

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: On February 13th, the Illinois Coalition for Fair Sentencing of Children released a new report, Cate … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Erik Jensen, Juvenile LWOP, Pendulum Foundation, Juvenile Sentencing, Nathan Ybanez, Trevor Jones, Andy Medina, Jacob Ind

USA Today Weighs in On Juvenile LWOP1 comment

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: In this article in USA Today, Annette Fuentes says: “It’s time to ease the too-tough, and ill- … more →

Tags: Juvenile LWOP, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Juvenile Sentencing, When Kids Get Life

Sara Kruzan71 comments

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I think Sara Kruzan is an example of a young woman who deserves a second chance. There is no questio … more →

Tags: Juvenile LWOP, Juvenile Sentencing, Pendulum Foundation, Sara Kruzan, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, When Kids Get Life, Children Without Parole

And More Dialogue on The NYT Editorial on Juvenile LWOP

lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: An excellent post at Simple Justice today in response to the New York Times editorial on Juvenile LW … more →

Tags: When Kids Get Life, Juvenile LWOP, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Juvenile Sentencing, Simple Justice


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