Iowa Gov. Tries To Circumvent Supreme Court, Commutes Kids’ Sentences From Life In Prison To 60 Years

Iowa Gov. Tries To Circumvent Supreme Court, Commutes Kids’ Sentences From Life In Prison To 60 Years: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) is trying to circumvent a recent Supreme Court decision which held that mandatory sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders violates the Eight Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Branstad disagrees with the decision in Miller v. Alabama and is acting to undercut [...]/p