States where juveniles serve life terms

d0 Distribution, by state, of juvenile offenders sentenced to life in prison without parole, and the number of juvenile offenders serving such sentences for crimes in which no one was killed:

State Life Life-nonfatal crimes

Ala. 62 0

Ariz. 32 0

Ark. 73 0

Calif. 250 4

Colo. 48 0

Conn. 9 0

Del. 7 1

Fla. 266 77

Ga. 8 0

Hawaii 4 0

Idaho 4 0

Ill. 103 0

Ind. 2 0

Iowa 44 6

Ky. 5 0

La. 335 17

Md. 13 0

Mass. 57 0

Mich. 346 0

Minn. 2 0

Miss. 24 2

Mo. 116 0

Mont. 1 0

Neb. 24 1

Nev. 16 0

N.H. 3 0

N.C. 44 0

N.D. 1 0

Ohio 2 0

Okla. 48 0

Pa. 444 0

R.I. 2 0

S.C. 26 1

S.D. 9 0

Tenn. 4 0

Texas 4 0

Utah 1 0

Va. 48 0

Wash. 28 0

Wis. 16 0

Wyo. 6 0

Federal Prisons 37 0

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Source: Human Rights WatchPaolo G. Annino, David W. Rasmussen and Chelsea Boehme Rice from Florida State University.

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