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Kat
Kat asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw Enforcement & Police · 2 weeks ago

How is life without parole for juveniles NOT cruel and unusual punishment?

Update:

This is for a class presentation. I need some ideas to argue

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  • W.T. Door
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    If you are asking about the USA then the law varies from state to state, but generally a juvenile who is convicted of a crime > cannot < be sentenced to actual life in prison.  In my state (Louisiana), the longest a juvenile can be sentenced to prison is to their 21st birthday.  Note that some states allow juveniles age 16/17 to be tried as an adult for a particularly heinous crime. 

  • Pearl L
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    depends on what they did

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