This week, the ACLU filed suit against Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and others in his administration. The suit was filed on behalf of the plaintiff, MRJI, and three juveniles serving parole eligible life sentences. The suit alleges that juveniles sentenced to life with the possibility of parole have been serving de facto life sentences without parole due to the political ramifications of releasing any lifers in the last twenty years.
See articles from the Baltimore Sun and Courthouse News Service detailing the lawsuit below:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/sns-bc-us--juveniles-parole-20160406-story.html
http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/04/08/juvenile-lifers-blast-maryland-parole-denials.htm
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