Hello from the BBC World Service and welcome to the latest edition of the

documentary podcast. Every week we bring you a range of stories from our

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Let us know what you think. This is a story about crime and justice, but it's not about guilt or innocence.

It's about young lives cut short, both by murder and prison.

And it's about this question. both by murder and prison. Female don't you?

And it's about this question, can a convicted murderer ever really turn their life around?

What about if they were just a child when they were put behind bars forever?

The United States is the only country in the world to sentence under 18s to whole life terms in prison.

This is a story of Norman and Henry who lost their lives to prison when they were convicted of murder as teenagers.

And it's the story of Jodyody whose brother lost his life to a

teenage murderer. When Barbara Hernandez was sentenced did you feel like

justice had been served?

I did.

It was a great relief to all of us.

We got the verdict guilty and we had went out and telephone that's backbund.

There was no cell phone, so we used the phone on the wall

and we called the hospital to tell my mother

that she was found guilty.

And she said, so life without parole and we said yes and

she said justice and by the time we got out of court and drove the hour to my mom

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