Main description:

Examines the issue of juvenile life without parole (LWOP) sentences in its entirety and calls attention to both sides of the debate.

Suitable for scholars and practitioners interested in a balanced approach to the impact of important Supreme Court decisions and the controversy related to review and resentencing of juvenile lifers.

The first book to feature in-depth interviews with juvenile lifers as well as other involved parties, such as prosecutors, politicians, advocates, and victims and their families.

Contents:

Introduction; Part I. Children Getting Life; 1. Condemning Children to Die in Prison; Part II. Kathi's Story about Kevin Boyd; 2. Is Adult Prison the Only Answer?; 3. How Did We Get Here?; 4. Kevin Boyd is Sentenced; Part III. Which Juveniles Receive Life Sentences?; 5. Assessing Juvenile Lifers; 6. Who Gets Sentenced to Life Without Parole?; 7. The Supreme Court Gets Involved; Part IV. The Voices of the Victims; 8. Justice for Victims; 9. Victims and Restorative Justice; Part V. The Prosecuting Attorneys; 10. Resistance to Understanding and Compassion; 11. Miller and the Prosecutors; Part VI. Juveniles in Prison; 12. The Rarest of the Rare: Who Deserves Life Without Parole?; 13. What Happens to Juveniles in Adult Prisons?; Part VII. Why Do We Treat Vulnerable Youth So Harshly?; 14. Why do We Treat Kids So Badly?; Part VIII. Justice Reform; 15. Where Do We Go from Here?