Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole

Shelton Jackson was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Thomas Maynard, who tragically left behind a week-old baby boy.

Dana Barker was only 17 when she killed her former stepmother, Brenda, in 1994. Back then, the court failed to consider the role of her father, Joe, in the crime, and the circumstances that led her to murder.

At 17, Deon Haynes was sentenced to life in prison for killing former classmate Christy Davis in her home. Now, aged 47, Deon is granted a resentencing hearing.

Sixteen-year-old William Najar shot and killed Michael Decker, who was camping in the Phoenix desert. Now 38, Najar is facing an upcoming resentencing hearing.

Justin Long is only 15 years old when he violently kills his adoptive father, Hoyt Long, and suggests he finally snapped after years of corporal punishment.

Malcolm Thrower was 17 when he stabbed and killed Marilyn Russell, a neighbourhood woman who had offered to help the homeless teen. Now 28 and serving a life without parole sentence, Malcolm hopes to earn an opportunity for a reduced sentence.