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Why One Teen’s 86-Year Sentence Raises Hard Questions

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future. Any serious consideration of mercy must begin by recognizing the harm done, the responsibility owed, and the consequences that survivors may carry for decades.

Yet adolescence matters, too. Research on development shows that judgment and impulse control continue maturing beyond the teenage years. That does not excuse a terrible act or guarantee continue reading …

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