Special Collection: Juvenile Parole

Young people in blue and green clothes sit at desks in a classroom setting, holding books, facing away from the camera.

Classroom in McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 2006

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This collection includes cases challenging parole processes and procedures for people incarcerated for crimes committed as youth.

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13 Cases
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Hawkins v. New York State Dept. of Corrections & Community Supervision

No. 0011–15 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: 2015

Closed Date: 2016

Appeal over parole denial for juvenile offender leads to court-ordered new hearing in New York.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Moore v. Gwathney

2:23-cv-00134 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: March 9, 2023

Case Ongoing

Ongoing constitutional challenge to Alabama parole procedures for inmates sentenced to life as juveniles.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
CODING IN PROCESS
Howard v. Coonrod

6:21-cv-00062 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 2021

Case Ongoing

Florida class action challenging parole procedures for juvenile offenders serving life sentences.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Heredia v. Landreman

3:19-cv-00338 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: April 30, 2019

Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2022

Class action challenging Wisconsin's juvenile life-with-parole system dismissed after court ruling.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Bonilla v. Iowa Board of Parole

No. CVCV052692 | Iowa state trial court

Filed Date: July 9, 2018

Closed Date: June 28, 2019

Iowa lawsuit over parole procedures for juvenile offenders resolved by state court ruling.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Flores v. Stanford

7:18-cv-02468 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 20, 2018

Case Ongoing

Civil rights class action challenging New York's juvenile parole practices, currently in mediation.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
People v. Stovall

No. 92-0334-01 | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: June 29, 2017

Closed Date: 2022

Michigan juvenile sentencing case led to state court overturning life term.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Brown v. Precythe

2:17-cv-04082 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 18, 2017

Closed Date: Sept. 23, 2022

Missouri prison class action over juvenile parole procedures was dismissed.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative v. Hogan

1:16-cv-01021 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 6, 2016

Case Ongoing

Maryland prison reform lawsuit over juvenile life sentences settled with parole system changes.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Greiman v. Hodges

4:13-cv-00510 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 4, 2017

Iowa juvenile's lawsuit over parole opportunity settled with work release.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Diatchenko v. District Attorney for Suffolk Dist.

SJC-11453 | Massachusetts state supreme court

Filed Date: March 19, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

Massachusetts juvenile sentencing case led to parole reform for youth offenders.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Hill v. Snyder

2:10-cv-14568 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2010

Closed Date: Nov. 17, 2020

Michigan juvenile sentencing lawsuit settled with parole reform agreement.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Hayden v. Keller

5:10-ct-03123 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 15, 2010

Closed Date: Jan. 22, 2019

North Carolina prisoner lawsuit over juvenile life sentence parole policies resulted in reforms.