The Rest of Their Lives: Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States
- ISBN-10
- 1564323358
- ISBN-13
- 9781564323354
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch
- Author
- Alison Parker
Description
Recommendations -- Background : Youth on trial -- Sentencing of youth to life without parole -- The difference between youth and adults -- Life without parole in adult prison -- Life without parole under U.S. law -- Just sentences for youth : International human rights law -- Conclusion : Life without parole and the purposes of criminal punishment -- Appendix A. Note on research methods -- Appendix B. Note on statistical methods -- Appendix C. Sample letter soliciting data from state correctional department -- Appendix D. State population data table -- Appendix E: Letters from five youth offenders serving life wtihout parole sentences in the United States.
