Children who commit crimes do not deserve to spend life in prison because they still have developing minds that stand a chance of being rehabilitated. Many children who have served time in prison have grown and have contributed to society, for instance “Raphael Johnson, who shot and killed a classmate when he was 17, but after his release got bachelor's and master's degrees with honors and started a community policing program in Detroit” (Totemberg). Raphael Johnson is only one example of a child whose mind fully developed and revealed to be a benefit to society. If people would give more children the chance to fully mature their minds and consider who they might become when they get older it could, in turn, create new opportunities for people
