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Page 10 The Skanner August 9, 2017 News Lifers cont’d from pg 9 indistinguishable from a sentence of life without parole, is therefore un- constitutional.” Atwell awaits a new sentencing hearing. Iowa’s highest court in 2013 found that the gov- ernor didn’t comply with the U.S. Supreme Court when he commuted the life-without-parole sen- tences of 38 juveniles to life with the possibility of parole aft er 60 years, because they wouldn’t be eligible until they sur- pass their life expectan- cy. “Oft entimes, it is im- portant that the spirit of the law not be lost in the application,” the court wrote. More legal challenges have been fi led in North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri, among other states. Maryland, Oklahoma and California are the only three states that require the governor to sign off on parole recom- mendations for lifers. Last year the Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union sued Maryland, arguing that a life-with-parole sentence doesn’t aff ord prisoners a meaningful shot at release because governors for two de- cades haven’t approved any petitions. Even Parris Glenden- ing, the former Mary- land governor who set the standard when he declared in 1995 that “life means life,” says the sys- tem he designed is dys- functional. “What happens with lifers now, I had some responsibility. And I say that not with pride, but with regret,” Glendening told the AP. “What we’re fi nding now is people who are juveniles ... they are now aging in prison, are probably a threat to no one at this stage. It’s a question of hu- mane treatment: Is it humane or cruel and un- usual to have someone sitting in jail at 50, 60, 70 for an off ense committed half a century ago?” Maryland’s parole commission in October began reviewing all 271 lifers who committed crimes as juveniles, ac- cording to commission chairman David Blum- berg. As of May, the com- mission had reviewed 76 cases: 45 have been scheduled for addition- al hearings, 20 were re- ferred for psychological risk assessments, and nine were refused pa- role. Two asked for post- ponements. None has been released. Gov. Larry Hogan said he and his team take the process seriously. “They meet with the inmate. ... They talk with the victim’s families and witnesses and spend months and months,” he said. “And in a few cases I was convinced that peo- ple had served their debt to society and deserved a second chance, and sev- eral of them were peo- ple that were convicted at a very young age and had served long, long sentences and had been model prisoners and re- ally rehabilitated them- selves.” But Hogan hasn’t ap- proved any parole bids “ serving life sentences for parole per year since 1995, according to public defender James John- ston, who says the state’s system contravenes the The Supreme Court was very clear to say that age-re- lated factors need to be considered at resentencing or parole review, but the feedback we’re seeing is that those factors aren’t being considered for juvenile lifers. The commission, on av- erage, has recommended fewer than two prisoners essence of the Supreme Court rulings. 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For years he unsuccess- fully applied for parole. But in April 2016, he was released on probation af- ter Johnston convinced a judge to reopen the case, arguing that Maryland’s system didn’t aff ord Boyd a meaningful chance at parole and was therefore unconstitutional. “Maryland inmates serving life sentences are forced to resort to the court system instead of the parole system, be- cause the parole system off ers no real chance of release,” Johnston said. “The focus has shift ed from ... taking advantage of whatever is off ered to you behind bars. That no longer results in release, or even gets you closer to the door. In- stead, you’ve got to fi nd a reason to get back in front of a judge.” By the time Boyd was released, aft er 34 years behind bars, even Brian Murphy, the prosecu- tor who tried the case in 1982, off ered to testify on his behalf. 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In June, Johnston ar- gued before a Maryland judge that Lee Malvo, one of the D.C. snip- ers who terrorized the Washington area for a month in 2002, deserved a new sentence. He was 17 and pleaded guilty to murder charges in Vir- ginia and Maryland. He received life without pa- role in both states, but a Virginia judge recently ruled the term uncon- stitutional and ordered Malvo resentenced. In Maryland, prosecu- tors say the judge made an informed decision. A ruling is pending. Another of Johnston’s clients, Robert Boyd, was sentenced to life at 16 for his role in a home inva- sion that turned deadly in Baltimore. Boyd was the lookout, standing watch on the porch. The man who fi red the fatal shot was acquitted at trial. Howard S. Wright 1455 NW Irving Street, Suite 400 Portland, OR 97209 CCB#191495 We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub bids from minority, women, disadvantaged, and emerging small business enterprises. 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