Redeeming Justice and the Right to Redemption
October 7, 2021
Conversation with Kempis “Ghani” Songster and Professor Rachel Lopez
In this episode, activist Kempis “Ghani” Songster and Professor Rachel Lopez discuss their article, Redeeming Justice, written with co-author Terrell Carter. After Jones v, Mississippi, mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles remain unconstitutional; if someone under 18 is sentenced to life without parole under a mandatory sentencing scheme, that person is entitled to a rehearing. Yet the majority’s opinion in Jones suggests that youth need not be considered explicitly when LWOP is part of a discretionary sentencing scheme.