Criminals Deserve Life Sentences Essay

Juveniles who commit heinous crimes are capable of change, so convicting them as adults and giving them a life sentence doesn't allow them to do so. In Gail Garinger’s, “Juveniles Don't Deserve Life Sentences”, Garinger states the the 79 juveniles in the US who are convicted to a life sentence, are seen as unchangeable and no one cares what becomes of them. But from personal experiences of being a former judge, Garinger had see first hand the juvenile's capacity to turn themselves around. If a juvenile were to be convicted to die in prison, they would be never be given the opportunity to show their change. They should be given an opportunity to show their growth and maturity, but life in prison denies them that. Life in prison denies these young individuals the access to
In the US constitution, the 8th amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing cruel and unusual punishment. Is convicting a juvenile as an adult and to life in prison overturning the 8th amendment. This punishment is unusual because juveniles are not adults but they’re being treated as adults. In Dontae Brown’s article, “Life Sentence: Is Life Without Parole for Juveniles Cruel and Unusual Punishment?”, Brown claims that trying a juvenile as an adult is inhumane. If the death penalty for juvenile has been revoked because it went against the 8th amendment, why can't life sentences for juveniles be revoked as well? Brown reassures that juveniles brains aren't as mature as adults and that the Supreme Court should consider what is happening in the juvenile’s daily life because it may affect one’s opinion on them. The Supreme Court should take this information into consideration before deciding on something that is unconstitutional. Although convicting juveniles to life sentences is unconstitutional, maybe for some cases it's for the