TEENS WITH LIFE SENTENCES

There are 227 juveniles serving life without possibility of parole in California. They committed these crimes before they were 18 years old.

A study was done and the US beats every other country with juveniles serving life sentences. There are now 2,387 incarcerated. Israel is second , they are the only country besides the US that sentences juveniles to life terms. Black juveniles are 10 times more likely to receive life sentences in California. Blacks are 20 times more likely to get the sentence.