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The Rest of Their Lives
Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States
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Tlecoz Huitzil

To learn about a case of a juvenile named Efrén Paredes, Jr. who was arrested at age 15 and sentenced to life without parole in Michigan you can visit http://4Efren.com and visiting his blog at http://4Efren.blogspot.com.

reply10 / 29 / 2009
Tlecoz Huitzil

To join the effort to abolish the imposition of life without parole (LWOP) sentences for children in the USA please visit http://abolish-jlwop.blogspot.com. To learn about the case of Efren Paredes, Jr., a former 15-year-old Latino high school honor student who was sentenced to LWOP for a crime he did not commit, please visit www.4Efren.com.

reply06 / 13 / 2008
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