Massachusetts rules 'emerging adults' cannot be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled in two separate opinions that “emerging adults” must be offered at least the possibility of parole when sentenced to life in prison — a decision that could free many more people than just the two plaintiffs.

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