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EPISODE · May 3, 2021 · 11 MIN

Explaining the Supreme Court's decision on juvenile life sentences

from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy

A recent Supreme Court decision dealing with juveniles being sentenced to life without parole really took the court in a completely different direction than it had been tracking. So what happened, and why did the court change course? Dr. Jill McCorkel, Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University and the founding director of the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down the case, the court's decision, and the ripple effects the decision will have on cases down the line.

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