Don’t lock away juvenile ‘lifers,’ especially in a pandemic
Austin American Statesman
Luprete, D.
11/15/2020
3 doc(s)
Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Convicted young, longtime Texas inmates hope Second Look bill could give them a second chance
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
02/10/2019
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Moody, Joe; Parole; Youthful offenders
Teen killer gets chance for parole — in 2047
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
11/20/2018
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Capital punishment; Parole; Youthful offenders
PolitiFact: Death penalty is now only for those 18 and older
Austin American Statesman
Selby, W.
05/27/2018
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Capital punishment of youthful offenders; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Huffman, Joan; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Political fact-checking
Shooting suspect can’t face death penalty
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
05/19/2018
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Capital punishment of youthful offenders; Shootings
Teens too young to go on trial
San Antonio Express News
Downen, R.
12/03/2017
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Juveniles certified as adults; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Inmates serving banned juvenile life terms
San Antonio Express News
Lauer, C.
07/31/2017
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Why a convicted murderer wants the man who shot him to get out of prison
Dallas Morning News
Grissom, B.
04/09/2017
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Age of criminal responsibility; Moody, Joe; Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of; Parole; Youthful offenders
Justices extend bar on automatic life terms for teenagers
Austin American Statesman
Sherman, M.
01/26/2016
4 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life without parole can seek new reviews, Supreme Court rules
Dallas Morning News
Savage, D.
01/26/2016
4 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Supreme Court offers 2nd chance to juvenile of-fenders serving life without parole
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Doyle, M.
01/26/2016
2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Man jailed as teen in 1963 seeks release
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A.P. Wire
10/13/2015
3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Justice Kennedy provides hope to solitary confinement foes
Austin American Statesman
Hananel, S.
08/16/2015
1 TX bill 10 doc(s)
Administrative segregation; Kennedy, Anthony; Supreme Court justices, U.S.
Parker County teen gets 45 years for killing mom, sister
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Boyd, D.
05/01/2015
2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
17-year-olds shouldn’t go to prison
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
04/03/2015
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Age of criminal responsibility; Whitmire, John
Outcomes better if criminal age raised to 18
San Antonio Express News
Hinojosa, J.
02/01/2015
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Age of criminal responsibility; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Inmate sexual assaults; Youthful offenders
Question of raising criminal age in Texas fraught with complexity
El Paso Times
Schladen, M.
03/31/2014
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Age of criminal responsibility; Burnam, Lon; Canales, Terry; Juvenile detention facilities; Moody, Joe; Straus, Joe, III; Whitmire, John; Youthful offenders
Life term for Texas 17-year-old deemed unconstitutional
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
03/14/2014
3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Court tosses out sentence for Austin killer
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
03/13/2014
3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Pre-trial appeal denied for accused killer Jake Evans
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Miller, B.
08/24/2013
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Capital punishment of youthful offenders
Juvenile sentencing legislation may need revisiting
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
07/14/2013
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Juvenile Justice: Parole option awaits Perry
Wichita Falls Record News
Ingle, J.
07/13/2013
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
District attorneys; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Texas Senate approves roads, criminal justice
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tomlinson, C.
07/12/2013
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Highway finance; Huffman, Joan; Kolkhorst, Lois; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Rodríguez, José; Youthful offenders
Senate, House resolve differences in capital murder sentence for 17-year-olds
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
07/11/2013
4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Huffman, Joan; Kolkhorst, Lois; Life without parole; Youthful offenders
Teens – even criminal ones – are not the same as adults
Austin American Statesman
Rose, L.
07/08/2013
2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
There should be no ‘capital life’ sentence for juvenile offenders
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sanders, B.
07/03/2013
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Lawmakers to consider new sentences for 17-year-old murderers
McAllen Monitor
Fischler, J.
06/29/2013
4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Trials yield to special session
Wichita Falls Record News
Johnston, A.
06/28/2013
2 doc(s)
Estes, Craig; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Abortion fight jeopardizes roads, juvenile justice measures
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
06/25/2013
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abortion; Davis, Wendy; Highway finance; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Huffman, Joan; Life without parole; Phillips, Larry; Watson, Kirk; Youthful offenders
Bill allowing prosecution of juveniles for capital crimes passes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Montgomery, D.
06/25/2013
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Burnam, Lon; Canales, Terry; King, Phil; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Schaefer, Matt; Youthful offenders
House adds no-parole sentence for 17-year-old capital murder defendants
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
06/22/2013
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Burnam, Lon; Canales, Terry; Dutton, Harold, Jr.; Kolkhorst, Lois; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Schaefer, Matt; Toth, Steve; Youthful offenders
Abortion restrictions, new sentences for young killers move to Texas House floor
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Montgomery, D.
06/22/2013
5 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Abortion; Canales, Terry; Cook, Byron; Farrar, Jessica; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Schaefer, Matt; Youthful offenders
Texas lawmakers pass key special session bills
San Antonio Express News
A.P. Wire
06/22/2013
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Kolkhorst, Lois; Life without parole; Redistricting; Schaefer, Matt; Youthful offenders
Aledo teen accused of killing his mom and sister is in capital murder limbo
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Winter, L.
06/20/2013
4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Carter, Stefani; Herrero, Abel; Huffman, Joan; King, Phil; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Schaefer, Matt; Supreme Court, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Texas needs alternatives to prison terms for kids
Houston Chronicle
White, L.
06/20/2013
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
House committee endorses legislation on youth sentences
San Antonio Express News
Mondo, M.
06/20/2013
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Canales, Terry; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Questions surface about proposed sentences for 17-year-old capital killers
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
06/19/2013
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Carter, Stefani; Herrero, Abel; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Toth, Steve; Youthful offenders
Senate approves life with parole law
Austin American Statesman
Staff
06/15/2013
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Youthful offenders
New sentencing legislation passes senate
San Antonio Express News
Mondo, M.
06/15/2013
3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Ellis, Rodney; Huffman, Joan; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Senate panel votes to close loophole in capital murder law
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
06/13/2013
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Homicide; Huffman, Joan; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Rodríguez, José; Youthful offenders
Senators pass life with parole for juveniles
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tomlinson, C.
06/13/2013
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Homicide; Huffman, Joan; Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Youthful offenders
Lawmakers again try to pass new sentencing guidelines
San Antonio Express News
Mondo, M.
06/13/2013
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Abortion, juvenile crime added to Texas session
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weissert, W.
06/12/2013
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Abortion; Creighton, Brandon; Deuell, Bob; Life without parole; Special session proclamations; Straus, Joe, III; Van de Putte, Leticia; Watson, Kirk; Youthful offenders
17-year-old capital murderers left in limbo by dead bill
Austin American Statesman
Ward, M.
05/25/2013
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Dewhurst, David; Herrero, Abel; Huffman, Joan; Life without parole; Parker, Tan; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Upcoming bills could change court procedures
San Antonio Express News
Kapitan, C.
12/24/2012
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
83rd Legislature; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Reed, Susan; Trial courts; Youthful offenders
Texas was braced for ruling on juveniles
San Antonio Express News
Tolson, M.
07/02/2012
4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Capital punishment of youthful offenders; Life without parole; Youthful offenders
Court ruling on juvenile sentences affects 27 killers in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Branch, A.
06/30/2012
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Ruling may have little effect on state's juvenile criminals
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Worchel, D.
06/28/2012
3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Juvenile life sentence ruling is wise
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
06/26/2012
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Supreme Court tosses mandatory no-parole sentences for juveniles
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
06/26/2012
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
Court ruling impact 27 Texans serving life
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A.P. Wire
06/26/2012
2 doc(s)
Life without parole; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Youthful offenders
