Supreme Court says life without parole should be rare for juveniles. It’s far from rare in Mississippi.

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that life without parole should be “rare” for juveniles, Mississippi continues to sentence two-thirds of these teens to die in prison.

Mississippi ‘throws away’ juveniles, robbing them of chance for redemption, advocates say

Despite a nationwide trend to abolish life-without-parole sentences for children, Mississippi continues to violate the constitution by condemning juvenile offenders to a lifetime in prison regardless of their potential for rehabilitation, juvenile justice advocates say.

Mississippi man’s case could affect fate of hundreds of juvenile lifers

When he was 14, Brett Jones moved from Florida to Mississippi to escape his dysfunctional family life and a stepfather who allegedly emotionally and physically abused him from the time he was about 10.