Federal Court Rules Virginia Juveniles Sentenced to Life in Prison Entitled to Relief
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Equal Justice Initiative
November 7, 2016

“The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled today that because Virginia’s ‘geriatric parole’ program does not give children sentenced to life imprisonment without parole a ‘meaningful opportunity for release,’ EJI client Dennis Leblanc’s sentence is unconstitutional.”

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