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On AlterNet: juveniles

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "juveniles"

What Will Happen to Guantanamo's

What Will Happen to Guantanamo's "Child Soldier," Omar Khadr?

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: PEEK. November 16, 2009.
Omar Khadr was captured at 15 and grew up in Gitmo. It's time to give him a fair shake at justice.

Is It Cruel and Unusual to Sentence Teens to Die In Prison?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 9, 2009.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases today that will affect the fate of more than 2,500 people sentenced to life without parole as teenagers.

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.
Two cases in the Supreme Court could alter the fates of over 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.

Should Children Be Sentenced to Life?

Should Children Be Sentenced to Life?

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. March 12, 2008.
With nearly 2,400 inmates sentenced to life as juveniles, the U.S. is the only nation imposing the mandate on children.

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Booth Gunter, Jamie Kizzire, Southern Poverty Law Center. January 31, 2008.
A new project fights to put vulnerable kids on track towards graduation, not incarceration.