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NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the case of 14-year-old Lionel Tate, who was sentenced to life in prison last month for the murder of a six-year-old playmate. Tate's conviction is the continuation of a trend in Florida, where many juvenile criminals are prosecuted as adults.

Rachael Myrow, of member station KPCC in Los Angeles, reports that another of President Clinton's last-minute actions is drawing criticism. The president commuted the sentence of a convicted drug dealer, and now mayoral candidates, a cardinal, and a former U.S. Representative — who all pushed for the commutation — are backing away from their support.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case about legal immigrants in the U.S. who have served a felony sentence, and under law, should be deported. Thousands of these people have no country to return to, and so are becoming "lifers" in Immigration Service jails.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on today's Supreme Court decision reaffirming that states may keep sexual predators incarcerated after they have served their sentences. The court reinforced its 1997 decision, saying that even when a state fails to provide treatment, the extended confinement is still not unconstitutional.

American Lori Berenson begins her retrial on terrorism charges in connection with a leftist guerilla plot to seize Peru's Congress. Berenson was originally sentenced to life by a military tribunal five years ago. The retrial comes after the United States complained about a lack of due process in the first trial. Claire Marshall reports from Lima.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with Asian fusion singer, Sheila Chandra, about her latest CD This Sentence is True. Chandra experiments with the voice as an instrument and blends vocal traditions from American gospel and English folk, among other styles.

Nancy Solomon, of member station KLCC in Oregon, reports on an extradition battle for 70-year-old Robert Lee Burns. He's been living in Oregon for 20 years, but now California says it wants him back, so he can complete his sentence for the 1963 murder of a highway patrolman.

In The Thin Blue Line, director Errol Morris' uncovers evidence he believes could save a man's life. Following the release of the movie, Randall Dale Adams, convicted of murder, was freed from a life's sentence. This story was originally broadcast on Aug. 19, 1988.

A Dartmouth College professor has pleaded guilty to possessing videos depicting child sex abuse.Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Abramson said Thursday that…

There's growing anger at the U.S. Postal Services for closing hundreds of downtown post offices every year and building modern ones in strip malls or industrial parks. Community activists say that's a death sentence for downtowns.