RESOURCES
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia ban life without parole as a sentencing option for children:

Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Jersey
North Dakota
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
In addition five states do not use the sentence:
Minnesota
Maine
New Mexico
New York
Rhode Island


