When Kids Get Life

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History Documentary hosted by Will Lyman, published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2007 - English narration

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When Kids Get Life Human Rights Watch reports that over 2,200 inmates in America are serving life sentences without the option of parole for crimes committed as teenagers. Across the rest of the world, the total is 12. The United States is one of the only countries in the world that allows children under 18 to be sentenced to life without parole. Ofra Bikel travels to Colorado to profile five cases of juveniles who will remain in prison until they die. In December 1992, 15-year-old Jacob Ind received a life sentence for the murders of his mother and stepfather. A similar fate befell Nathan Ybanez and Erik Jensen, high school students in a wealthy suburb of Denver. Nathan killed his mother and Erik was implicated in the crime by another friend involved in the cover-up. Trevor Jones was trying to scam $100 from a classmate, but the plan went awry when his gun discharged and killed Matt Foley.Andrew Medina was only 15 when he and two acquaintances attempted a carjacking, during which a gun was fired, killing the driver. In 2006, Colorado became the first state to pass a bill changing juvenile life without parole to 40 years before parole eligibility. The bill was not retrospective, however, and has come too late for 45 former juveniles now serving life sentences, including Jacob, Erik, Nathan, Trevor and Andy.