Melissa Lucio Granted Stay of Execution by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

by ehenneke@lsja.org | Apr 25, 2022 | Juvenile Sentencing Project

Advocacy Groups Call on Supreme Court to Summarily Reverse Texas Death-Penalty Decision that Flouted Earlier Court Guidance

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...

Opinion: Youth deserve second chances, not the death penalty

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...

Convicted young, longtime Texas inmates hope Second Look bill could give them a second chance

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...

12 Texas inmates are serving banned juvenile life sentence

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...