High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

[Eldric_Dragonsblood]

Considering the average "life sentence" is something like 7-12 years, what's the problem? Now if life actually meant until you die in jail, I would be upset. But, honestly, most "lifers" get out before the people who get 15-20.

[Glowingsun]

IT's almost like they article choose a severe example and make it sound as if all teenage baddies are capapble of being that evil. It's not common. And the spike of teen crimes just makes the timming for people to vote yay on this so much more effective.
Teens for the most are rehabilitable due to their still growing brains. And because of ever increasing over crowding in jails, imagine just how jails would be buldging at the seams.
All of people think their that rehabilitation programs that are already in place in prison are not working. Perhaps they are not the right programs. Teens need something to do, responsible positive roll models to grow up to and desire to succeed. Not money thrown at their families, not lecture after lecture after lecture (come on, what teen actually listens to those) and not hours upon hours of sitting and laying about expected to think about what they've done and how they've ruined their life. In fact if you tell a kid enough times that they are spoiled, bad, they are not going anywhere, eventually they will ive up to that.
Teen only know what they've been taught and lived with. If thay are not shown and haven't experienced better, how they know to change?

[Torey]

Yes I do agree with life imprisonment for juveniles in some circumstances. I don't believe that all juveniles are automatically capable of being rehabilitated just because they're young.

[Mystic Christian]

Life, no, but years and years of incarceration based on the severity of the crime *and* counseling. Then application for parole like anyone else. I think it's the best thing the system can do with young criminals.