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	<title>Compassion in Juvenile Sentencing</title>
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	<description>Put and End to Sentencing Juveniles to Life Without the Possibility of Parole</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>News Story About Jacob Ind on Colorado Springs KKTV 11</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/new-story-about-jacob-ind-on-colorado-springs-kktv-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile LWOP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a number of Jacob Ind&#8217;s essays on serving life without the possibility of parole. KKTV Channel 11 in Colorado Springs aired a story yesterday on the Jacob Ind case and asked their viewers the question, should juveniles who commit murders before the age of 18 be sentenced to life without parole.
It&#8217;s interesting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Governor&#8217;s Office Cites Misinterpretation of Juvenile Clemency Board Eligibility Criteria</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/colorado-governors-office-cites-misinterpretation-of-juvenile-clemency-board-eligibility-criteria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When it was established last year, Colorado&#8217;s Juvenile Clemency Board was held out as a last ray of hope for young prisoners serving time for crimes they committed in their teens.
But 24 young prisoners serving life without parole - and many more serving lesser sentences - are ineligible to petition the board to reduce their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Houses Nearly 25% of the Prisoners on the Planet</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/us-houses-nearly-25-of-the-prisoners-on-the-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/us-houses-nearly-25-of-the-prisoners-on-the-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[US prison population]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an interesting observation that one of the things we&#8217;re most proud of in this country, our democratic form of government, may be part of the reason we have come to be so draconian in our sentencing practices.  The trend since the 1970&#8217;s to get tough on crime may well be influenced more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dog Program in Canon City</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-dog-program-in-canon-city/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-dog-program-in-canon-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Harsh Sentences]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many people, I was intrigued by the photos of Cheryl Armstrong with the dogs in prison. I have never visited a prison in Colorado, and I didn&#8217;t know anything about the dog training program that was established a number of years ago. I asked Cheryl about it and this is what she wrote to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraiser for Dunbar Village Victims</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/fundraiser-for-dunbar-village-victims/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/fundraiser-for-dunbar-village-victims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Denver author Carleen Brice brought a fundraising initiative that was started by a number of writers to my attention. Author Tayari Jones has started an effort to help the mother and her son who were brutalized by a large number of juveniles in West Palm Beach, Florida this past June.



The attack was particularly brutal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/national-organization-of-victims-of-juvenile-lifers/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/national-organization-of-victims-of-juvenile-lifers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[IllinoisVictims.org]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile LWOP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile Sentencing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mary Ellen Johnson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pendulum Foundation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Victim's Rights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[When Kids Get Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I spoke with Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins of Illinois.victims.org after she commented on a post I’d done that she felt had portrayed murder victims’ families as vengeful.
That hadn’t been my intent, but after speaking with Jennifer, I realized that my reference to victims’ families in the post had been insensitive.
My stated purpose for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Ritter Signs Restorative Justice Bill Into Law</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/governor-ritter-signs-restorative-justice-bill-for-juveniles/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/governor-ritter-signs-restorative-justice-bill-for-juveniles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restorative Justice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restorative Justice for Juveniles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5280.com posted a nice piece on Colorado&#8217;s move toward restorative justice alternatives for juveniles yesterday:
&#8220;Gov. Bill Ritter took a step forward today in the movement to become smart about crime, rather than just tough on crime. He signed into law a bill that grants judges the option of ordering juvenile offenders to meet with their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Life Cheryl Dreams Of</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-life-cheryl-dreams-of/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-life-cheryl-dreams-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Harsh Sentences]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile Sentencing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Cheryl Armstrong (her story is here) what kind of life she imagined for herself, if she were to be released from prison. This is what she said:

The kind of life outside I picture myself living &#38; things I’ve grown to know…
When I get out of prison, I picture myself living a simple but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheryl Armstrong&#8217;s Inspirations</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/cheryl-armstrongs-inspirations/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/cheryl-armstrongs-inspirations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Harsh Sentences]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile Sentencing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong is currently serving a 96 year sentence in the Colorado Womens Prison. Her story is here. I asked Cheryl Armstrong,  if she was inspired by anyone. This is what she told me:

I always say that very few people have truly inspired me in my life, but as I evolve spiritually, I’m finding that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Gratitude Within Prison Walls</title>
		<link>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/finding-gratitude-within-prison-walls/</link>
		<comments>http://compassioninjuvenilesentencing.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/finding-gratitude-within-prison-walls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisakenney</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cheryl Armstrong is serving a 96-year sentence in Canon City,  Colorado for two counts of second degree murder. She did not kill anyone, but drove the getaway car and was accused of being the “mastermind” in a double homicide in 1995 when she was 16 years old. Cheryl is now 29.
I’ve written to Cheryl [...]]]></description>
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