Questions everyone ask in the United States is why should juveniles get punished the death penalty? As of today there are several juveniles committing adult crimes and more than likely are going to get punished like an adult. Yet, there are many children that have been executed in the last few years and hundreds more are in danger of the death penalty. Thousands of youth remain in prison for life without the possibility of release. The death penalty has been around for the last 15 years for juvenile criminals and is only allowed in 38 states. Why would you want to apply the death penalty on those 17 and under? Imagine that you were told you will be on death penalty and never will see day light again. Hearing that is unfair for someone at a
