The National Juvenile Defender Center and the Center for Law and Global Justice are helping to shape international law in a national effort to abolish juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. This is the harshest sentence an individual can receive short of death and violates international human rights standards of juvenile justice. The center works with advocates and juvenile defenders to effectively challenge JLWOP sentences in U.S. courts with international human rights law.
The National Juvenile Defender Center and the Center for Law and Global Justice have created the JLWOP Brief Bank to assist lawyers in the fight against JLWOP. Please log in to access this area of our site. For more information, click on the Resources in the column on the right.
These materials are designed to aid you in your advocacy and litigation work to end JLWOP. If you have materials you would like to add to this site, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at Center for Law and Global Justice at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
