The United States, one of the countries with the highest number of incarcerated people in the
world, faces a reality that has generated controversy,
international criticism, and profound reflection on its judicial system: at least 79 minors under
the age of 14 are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
The cases contributing to this statistic are as diverse as they are disturbing. Some minors were
charged with homicide during robberies, others with complicity
in crimes where they didn’t even use a weapon. In most cases, they come from communities marked by
poverty, neglect, structural racism, and domestic violence.
