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juvenile offenders, particularly the use of life sentences without parole for crimes committed by children.

Reports from organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the Equal Justice Initiative state that dozens received these sentences before becoming teenagers, raising questions about justice and rehabilitation.

Some cases involve homicide, while others involve minors convicted under accomplice liability laws despite not directly causing a victim’s death.

Reform advocates argue many of these children grew up facing poverty, abuse, neglect, and violence.