us gaols 13 year olds for life without parole

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    "According to court papers and a report from the Equal Justice Initiative, which now represents Mr. Sullivan, there are only eight people in the world who are serving sentences of life without parole for crimes they committed when they were 13. All are in the United States."

    Full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/us/03bar.html?_r=1&hp

    Comment:
    Why am I not surprised?
 
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