The Forgotten Children Of The American Justice System Why 79 Minors Are Serving Life Sentences Without Any Hope Of Escape

connected to deaths occurring during criminal activity even if they were not the direct actor or did not intend lethal harm themselves. In practice, this can transform reckless adolescent participation into permanent punishment.

The case of Lionel Tate became one of the most widely discussed examples nationally. Arrested at age twelve after the death continue reading …