Repoter, Miami Herald
Reporter for The Miami Herald, specializing in child welfare and juvenile justice issues.
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Carol Marbin Miller
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FROM Carol Marbin Miller
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Supreme Court Ruling on Juveniles Has Biggest Impact in Florida Citing “evolving standards of decency” worldwide, a majority of the US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that life in prison without parole is “cruel and unusual punishment” for juveniles who’ve committed crimes other than murder. Dissenters said states ought to decide the issue. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy noted that 77 of the 129 juveniles serving life without parole for crimes less than murder are in Florida. The case that was decided involved Terrence Graham, who attempted to rob a restaurant when he was 16.
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One Year Later: Rebuilding from the Thomas Fire This week marks one year since the Thomas Fire descended on the city of Ventura. It burned more than 500 homes within city limits. Since then, roughly half of those properties have received the green-light to start construction, but only a handful have actually broken ground. We visit one neighborhood where some of the first homes are getting rebuilt.