Apr. 27, 2026
The unlockable prison gate
A recent California case and related policy debates highlight growing tension between voter-approved mandates for life-without-parole sentences and judicial or executive actions that increasingly allow such sentences to be reduced.
Mitchell Keiter
Keiter Appellate Law
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UCLA Law School
Mitchell is a certified appellate specialist. He taught many outstanding students while a professor at Western State University College of Law.
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