Reply #14: "condemned to death in prison" = life without parole. and yes, there are kids in prison for

[Hannah Bell]

non-violent & non-homicide offenses. until the recent sc decision, without possibility of parole.


The report, The Rest of Their Lives: Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States, also finds that:

•A survey found that 59% of the convictions were for first time offenders.
•Black children are sentenced to LWOP ten times more often than white children.
•An estimated 26% of child offenders were convicted of "felony murder", which holds thatanyone involved in the commission of a serious crime during which someone is killed is also guilty of murder, even if he or she did not personally or directly cause the death.
•The 26 states with mandatory LWOP sentencing account for the overwhelming majority of child LWOP cases.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/child-life-without-parole/page.do?id=1102094

They're in prison with adults.

and the states with the greatest racial disparities aren't in the south, but in the north: california, pennsylvania, connecticut, wisconsin, nebraska & delaware