The United States, one of the countries with the highest number of incarcerated people in the world, faces a reality that has generated controversy, international
criticism, and profound reflection on its judicial system: at least 79 minors under the age of 14 are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
The figure, revealed by human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the Equal Justice
Initiative, has sparked debate about juvenile justice and the moral limits of criminal punishment in the United States.
