From the New York Times: ST. JOHNS, Ariz. — A week after the police charged an 8-year-old boy in the premeditated shooting deaths of his father and another man, the boy’s mother, teachers and others w… more →
Compassion in Juvenile Sentencinglisakenney wrote 1 year ago: From the New York Times: ST. JOHNS, Ariz. — A week after the police charged an 8-year-old boy in the … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: This post is a continuation of a Q&A through the mail I’ve been having with Jacob Ind, who is cu … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Juvenile LWOP in Israel, isn’t really LWOP — exactly. See this post from the University … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I’ve posted a number of Jacob Ind’s essays on serving life without the possibility of pa … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Several weeks ago, I spoke with Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins of Illinois.victims.org after she commented … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Mary Ellen Johnson met Jacob Ind a few months after he killed his parents at age 15. She’s the … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I recently read some journals from another inmate who estimates that up to 70% of inmates engage in … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: How common is suicide? What kind of inmate is most likely to commit suicide? How are they able to do … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: It seems to be a commonly held belief that rape is almost an accepted part of prison culture and thi … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Surely, you’ve seen inmates released and then returned. Why do you think this is so common? There’s … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: It’s interesting to me that you and two of the other juveniles serving LWOP (and probably a whole lo … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: The Associated Press just released this: “For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I’ve heard quite a few references to inmates who are assumed to be mentally ill and you’ve related a … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Through your letters and through interviews with others who are in prison, I have a growing understa … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: Having committed very serious violent crimes at a very young age and subsequently, having been acqua … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: I recently did an eight part series of posts with Jacob Ind, who was sentenced as a juvenile to LWOP … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: The Washington Post released a piece on the debate about Juvenile LWOPs in Illinois here. Please not … more →
lisakenney wrote 1 year ago: All my grown life I have been a passionate advocate for and educator about Human Rights for all huma … more →
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 →