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Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- to 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison

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All Things Considered, October 17, 2007 · A report released Wednesday by the Equal Justice Initiative covers juveniles put in prison for life, without parole. The U.S. is the only country known to condemn 13- and 14-year-olds to imprisonment until death.

Bryan Stevenson, executive director for the Equal Justice Initiative, talks with Michele Norris.

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