Child Life Without Parole
Pennsylvania
There are 332 youths serving life without parole sentences in the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 49.27 per 100,000 14-17 year olds serving life without parole sentences ranking it 3rd out of the 40 states covered in this report.Pennsylvania has a ratio of 20.9 black youths for every white youth sentenced to life without parole giving it the 2nd highest black/white ratio out of 27 states.
There is No miniumum age for prosecution as an adult in Pennsylvania.
There is No miniumum age for sentencing a youth to life without parole in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania 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.