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Sentencing Juveniles

An estimated 2,594 juveniles are serving life without parole in the United States. Of those, 71 were 13 or 14 years old when they committed the crime. Each state handles these sentences differently.

Note: 43 juveniles are in federal prison.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sources: 2008-10 reports by the Human Rights Watch; Amnesty International; Equal Justice Initiative

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