Is It Time to Extend the Eighth Amendment Protections Enunciated in Miller v. Alabama to Late Adolescent Homicide Offenders Like Hegstrom (i.e., 18 to 21-year-olds), Who Are Serving Mandatory Life Sentences With No Hope of Future Release; If So,

Should Miller Also Be Extended to Late Adolescent Homicide Offenders Whose Life Sentences Are Parole-Eligible, Where the Parole System Does Not Consider as a Mitigating Factor an Offender's Youth and Immaturity at the Time of the Offense and Does Not Afford Offenders a Meaningful Opportunity to Obtain Release Based on Demonstrated Maturity and Rehabilitation?

Is it time to extend the Eighth Amendment protections enunciated in Miller v. Alabama to late adolescent homicide offenders?