Child Life Without Parole
Florida
There are 273 youths serving life without parole sentences in the state of Florida. Florida has 33.32 per 100,000 14-17 year olds serving life without parole sentences ranking it 6th out of the 40 states covered in this report.Florida has a ratio of 6.9 black youths for every white youth sentenced to life without parole giving it the 18th highest black/white ratio out of 27 states.
There is No miniumum age for prosecution as an adult in Florida.
There is No miniumum age for sentencing a youth to life without parole in Florida.
Florida has mandatory life without parole sentencing.
Source: Data provided from 38 state correctional departments, the National Center for Juvenile Justice and additional other sources for the states of Alabama and Virginia.