Debate: Life without parole for juveniles

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Is imprisonment for life without parole for juveniles an option, or should it be forbidden?

Background and context

• NT Times article

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• It is important to have a possibility of parole. "Children sentenced to life without the possibility of parole report they feel helpless and often consider suicide because it is a daily struggle to find some purpose to their lives when they know there is no hope of ever leaving a prison facility. (...) The possibility of parole provides incarcerated youth a sense of hope and the motivation to exhibit good behavior while working towards rehabilitation so they can become functioning members of society." "From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System", Michele Deitch et.al., Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs

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See also

• Debate: Life without parole vs. death penalty
• Debate: Sentencing juveniles to life without parole
• Debate: Death penalty for juveniles
• Debate: In some cases juveniles should be tried as adults

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