There are about 2,500 juveniles serving life without parole in the United States. Life without parole essentially means these juveniles will spend their entire life in prison and they will die while in prison. Currently no other countries have juveniles sentenced to life without parole.
This shows that the Unites States current criminal justice system does not have a strong belief in the rehabilitation of these juveniles. It is as if the United States believes that everyone is responsible for the crimes they commit even as a child. They don’t believe those juveniles have a chance at becoming productive members of society. The United States has a much harsher criminal justice system in regards to sentencing juveniles than other countries around the world. The US should focus more on rehabilitation because young people who commit these crimes are still growing and learning emotionally and mentally. They have a greater chance at rehabilitation than an adult offender and deserve the chance to prove themselves.