The editorial states: “Any parent knows that children are different from adults. They lack the same level of judgment and impulse control, and can easily fall subject to the sway of adults and peers. Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling was the latest in a series of fair-minded decisions taking note of these differences and adjusting criminal sentencing law. The ruling bars states such as Florida from imposing mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole on juveniles convicted of homicide. The ruling means judges’ hands will no longer be tied and they can mete out just sentences with full consideration of the accused’s age. An estimated 225 convicted murderers in Florida who committed their crimes as children could seek reconsideration of their sentences. But that inconvenience is worth the benefit of moving the state’s criminal justice system toward more sound and proportional sentences for child offenders.” The Herald-Tribune article discusses the case of Dominic Culpepper, sentenced to life in prison at 15 years old for beating another Sarasota boy to death with a baseball bat.  (Read Full Article Here)