Summary Of The Greg Ousley Case

On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court had ruled that juveniles who committed a crime such as murder, could not be sentenced to life in prison because it is violating the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In the supreme court decision, I agree that it is harsh and should not be allowed for a minor to serve life in prison, even if murder is committed. The decision is agreeable due to the severe punishment on someone young whose life is ruined over the decision they made. The information on a minor is misleading it masks a juvenile as a brutal killer is society's eyes. These statements should be brought to the people who are disagreeing with the court decision, and prove that these minors do not deserve an adult sentence with life in prison.
Ousley had committed murder on his family and was charged for three life sentences, and due to the actions, he was sentenced to 75 years in prison but, his reason of why he had decided this was never heard.”It was neither a materially deprived existence nor a physically abusive one[…] Yet at a young age, he was aware of the profoundly circumscribed orbit in which his family moved”(Greg Ousley is sorry, Anderson, 30). In his childhood greg was suffering from depression and he felt lonely which leads to the reasons of youth adult sentencing is unnecessary. Over the years spent in prison Greg had showed improvement on short notice that he felt ready for the real world and wanted his sentence to be reduced. After showing improvement in himself, greg was seen by many and his sentence was extremely reduced which proves that a minor does not deserve a life