Nineteen and 20-year-olds who commit first-degree murder cannot automatically be sentenced to life in prison, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday. “A mandatory [life without parole ...

The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 opinion, said mandatory life sentences for people who were 19 and 20 at the time of the crime violate a ban against “cruel or unusual punishment” in the Michigan ...

Per a Jan. 17 executive grant of clemency, Biden commuted Peterson’s sentence to 20 months, allowing him to leave custody shortly after. But on Monday, Peterson was booked for multiple drug ...