pain of the one who is killed as well as those whom the accused killed as well. Life without parole will punish them for a lifetime of pain and suffering. Does it cost to kill someone of course. But if we took into account the amount of money we use to kill an individual each time, millions of dollars could be devoted to violence prevention efforts and victim services. Giving someone life without the possibility of parole will not only ease the pain of all families, but could also improve the health of the community and ease the pain of worry and hatred. The death penalty places the emphasis on the legal and not on the human. Every year in the United States, children as young as 13 are sentenced to life without parole. There are approximately 3,000 children sentenced to life imprisonment. But allowing life without parole for children threatens children's rights. It is the laws of man that should allow those who commit their crimes before the age of eighteen to avoid being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. We are required to follow human rights laws as well as federal and state laws when dealing with criminal sanctions. Children have the same rights as adults but also additional rights. When you look at a child, you also need to consider their needs. All children need protection as they grow. But it is not enough to take into account physical and mental immaturity, special needs, a parent's care and how they are cared for before and after birth. All this taken into consideration should play a role in shaping the rights and convection of children in their detention. Placing them in prison with adults will hinder their treatment because it is not appropriate for their age or legal status. If we take into account their age and the fact that we need to promote their rehabilitation, children should get involved, but focusing on positive measures like education and not sanctions. Children tried as adults are treated as adults rather than according to their age and then given adult sentences, life without parole is mandatory when you are twelve or fifty-five years old when the crime is committed. Sentencing them at the age of twelve will show that there is nothing that can be done to help the child once he becomes a member of society. This will banish the child and not give him an expression that places with peers, hard work and time could foster positive change in the child. The sentence could tell the child as well as society that this child will be rejected and that there is no hope that he can change his life. So what do you expect from the child once released into the world, after being held in prison all his life with adults, the punishment should be appropriate to the age and legal status so that the punishment is appropriate to the crime and the age of rehabilitation. . I am not questioning society's right to justice for a child who has committed murder. But we have to think about the child and what we are going to give back to him.