Existing Eighth Amendment protections force judges to sort children into pseudoscientific categories. An analysis of sentencing transcripts reveals that sentencers routinely rely on unfounded assumptions when sentencing juveniles to life in prison. Following efforts led by formerly incarcerated youth, an age-based ban is necessary to protect youth from irreversible punishment. 

 

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青年永远很重要：用基于年龄的禁止少年不得假释的禁令取代第八修正案伪科学

现有的第八修正案保护强制法官将儿童分类为伪科学类别。对量刑笔录的分析表明，在判处少年无期徒刑时，判刑者通常会依赖毫无根据的假设。在以前被监禁的青年领导的努力之后，有必要基于年龄的禁令来保护青年免受不可逆转的惩罚。