by ehenneke@lsja.org | Dec 6, 2021 | Juvenile Sentencing Project
Organizations advocating for the rights of abused children and those with mental illness and for fair process are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to, for a second time, summarily reverse a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) decision that upheld the death sentence...
by ehenneke@lsja.org | Apr 13, 2020 | Juvenile Sentencing Project
Billy was just 18 years old when he broke into Carl Cole’s home and killed him during the course of a robbery in 1993 in Cason, Texas. He had no history of violence whatsoever, yet he was sentenced to death. Read The Full Story Here Project Partners ABOUT THE PROJECT...
by ehenneke@lsja.org | Feb 8, 2019 | Juvenile Sentencing Project
Convicted young, longtime Texas inmates hope Second Look bill could give them a second chance. Read The Full Story Here Project Partners ABOUT THE PROJECT Through our Youth Sentencing Project, we provide direct strategic litigation on behalf of youth who were tried in...
by ehenneke@lsja.org | Jul 31, 2017 | Juvenile Sentencing Project
Some pushing for changes in Texas’ juvenile sentencing laws say a life sentence even with the possibility of parole means inmates like Jason Robinson may never be released. Attorney Elizabeth Henneke said data from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice show that...
