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		Baltimore Sun Editorial, November 27, 2005
		Human Rights Adovocates, The Dealth Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without the Possibility of Release for Youth Offenders Who Were Under The Age of 18 At The Time of the Offense, 2005
		Human Rights Watch, Thrown Away: Children Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Colorado, February 2005
		Michigan LWOP Legislation
		Michigan Sign On Letter to End LWOP
		Second Chances: Juveniles Serving Life Without Parole in Michigan Prisons
		State-by-State LWOP Information
		The Rest of Their Lives, Human Rights Watch & Amnesty International Report on Juvenile LWOP, October 2005
		UN Reviews MI JLWOP Laws
		ACLU Press Release on Legislation Barring LWOP for Juveniles, November 4, 2005
		California a Leader in Number of Youths in Prison for Life, Los Angeles Times, November 19, 2007
		Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13 and 14 Year Olds to Die in Prison - Equal Justice Initiative
		Don't Discard Youthful Offenders, David Berger, Washington Post, November 20, 2005
		Lifers as Teenagers, Now Seeeking Second Chance, New York Times, October 17, 2007
		No Chance to Make it Right, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2008
		Sentencing Children to Die in Prison, November 2007
		Should Teens Get Life Prison Terms?, Detroit News, August 5, 2006
		The Rest of Their Lives Press Release
		Too Young to Die in Prison, Baltimore Sun editorial, October 23, 2007

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46 states authorize or require juvenile court judges to waive jurisdiction over individual cases involving minors, so as to allow prosecution in adult criminal courts. [more facts]