That Night, It Never Ends: A Story of Life With or Without Parole
Denied parole, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence challenged Rhode Island’s state parole laws, claiming they should have considered his age as a mitigating factor, and that he should now be offered parole. His case raises many questions: Shouldn’t the people convicted as children be offered parole as conscientious adults? Is it really fair to charge juvenile offenders as adults? Here’s a portrait of what rehabilitation looks like.
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Guernica Magazine
Published: Jun 28, 2018
Length: 36 minutes (9,190 words)