He was in his cell, waiting to be executed, and he asked as a last, See!

In the end, the movement to end juvenile life without parole is a movement for the recognition of human potential. It is a call to move away from the “superpredator” myths of the 1990s and toward a science-based, empathetic approach to justice. For those 79 individuals, and the many more who were sentenced as older teens, the road to redemption is long and paved with significant obstacles. But as long as the legal system allows for the possibility of change, there remains a path forward—a path that acknowledges that while a child may have committed an adult crime, they are still a child who deserves the chance to one day walk back into the world they left behind.