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Iowa's Governor Commutes Juvenile Life-Without-parole Sentences to 60 Years Flat

Loaded on Aug. 24, 2016 by Matthew Clarke

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Juveniles. Location: Iowa.

In a controversial reaction to a recent Supreme Court ruling declaring mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles unconstitutional, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad commuted the sentences of the 38 Iowa juvenile who had been sentenced to life without parole to a sentence requiring a mandatory 60 years in prison before being considered ...

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Iowa's Governor Commutes Juvenile Life-Without-parole Sentences to 60 Years Flat

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