December '06: UN considers adopting a resolution abolishing the punishment of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole for kids and teens, regardless of the crime committed.
VOTE: 185-1
Guess who cast that one vote?
At present, 73 Americans are serving life terms for crimes they committed under the age of 15.
Bonus points if you can guess the states in which have the largest numbers of these special prisoners and their respective ethnicities.
Read more after the jump.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
What Juvenile Law?
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