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Kids behind bars: Where rates are highest

Published On: Mar 16 2012 08:11:26 AM PDT   Updated On: Mar 19 2012 01:32:05 PM PDT

The Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of sentencing minors to life without parole. Check out the states with the most juveniles in prison.

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Activists argue that 13- and 14-year-olds are emotionally and neurologically different from adults and that it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment not to give them a chance at eventual parole. Their opponents argue that serious crimes deserve serious punishments.

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