Juvenile (17 and Under) Life Sentences in Michigan 1962-2012
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Juvenile (17 and Under) Life Sentences in Michigan 1962-2012
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Matthew Lassiter Spreadsheet
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Description
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Graph of juveniles (17 and under) serving LWOP in Michigan prisons at time of Miller decision. 204 were 17 years old and 162 were waived and 16 or under. Note the spikes before and during passage of 1988 and 1996 laws, then a decline right after, suggesting prosecutors and judges more likely to waive under media and political scrutiny then after the get-tough legislation passes.
