Opinion: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling treats murderers as victims
The state's high court now says individuals 18 to 20 years of age at the time they committed murder cannot be sentenced to life without parole.
Source: yahoo.com
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Readers aren't happy with SJC ruling on life without parole
Readers told Boston.com that adults under 21 should still qualify for life sentences, if their crime is serious enough to warrant it.
Source: boston.com
Cruz: Ruling favors killers, devastates victims' families
The SJC – right only because they have the power – decided that life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder was a violation of constitutional rights for murderers aged 18-20.
Source: bostonherald.com
Criminals under 21 must be eligible for parole. A murder victim's father has concerns
There are about 100 incarcerated people who are eligible for parole hearings and about 200 in all whose sentences are affected by the ruling.
Source: yahoo.com
What happens now that Massachusetts has banned life without parole for emerging adults?
State prison officials and advocates gear up to help an estimated 200 prisoners expected to be eligible for parole now or in the future.
Source: wgbh.org