Facing the End: Her Final Plea from Inside the Prison Cell

In a country that often speaks of justice and second chances, a troubling reality lingers behind prison walls: how can children, still barely into their teenage years, be sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in confinement? Across the United States, at least 79 youths under the age of 14 are serving life sentences with no chance of parole — a punishment typically reserved for the most serious adult offenders. While the circumstances of their cases vary, the outcome remains the same: a lifetime behind bars, with no opportunity for release. Behind every statistic lies a real child—often shaped… CONTINUE READING…