Effects Of Life Without Parole

Juvenile’s brains are also not fully developed. This made it unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life without the possibility of parole. I think this is a fair law because juveniles may be completely different once they hit adult hood, but the case of Miller V. Alabama made me feel differently. I still believe that he should be sentenced heavily. At the time of his crime he was fourteen, and fourteen year olds know that it is not right to murder someone. I think he should be held for most of his life either in a prison or become a ward of the state and be hospitalized. If people are placed in prison with life without the possibility of parole certain steps need to be taken. In the movie we watched I found the most important thing to incorporate into prisons was to keep the young people safe. The law sees …show more content…
Many people serve very long sentences before they are given the chance to apply for parole. I think that parole is a very hard thing to decide if someone deserves. It is hard to understand if someone has actually changed or if they are good at lying. In the documentary we watched you could see that some people did understand what they had done, and could possibly be a normal member of society once they left. You could also see that some people were still not sorry for what they had done. This makes it extremely difficult to decide if we should let someone back into society. Another alternative for life without parole could be the death penalty. It is not currently allowed in all states, but could be a good solution. This way the state will not be financially responsible for that prisoner for the rest of their lives. Some of the people being convicted are eighteen, and could possibly live until they are one hundred. This could be very costly, and sentencing someone to the death could save the state sixty years of money for the