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.