In US, a country that prides itself on fairness, second chances, and justice, a chilling question echoes through the prison walls: How can a child, still in their teens, face the same fate as a serial killer? It’s a question that many have been forced to ask as over 79 children under the age of 14 are serving life sentences in American prisons, without the possibility of parole. These young lives, still filled with potential and growth, are being punished as though they are hardened adults. And the true story of one of these young offenders sheds light on the deeper issues of America’s justice system and its approach to minors in prison.
HT10. She was in his cell, waiting to be executed, and he asked as a last…
