age of youngest person in prison
Julie L. Jones, Secretary. Age of Prison Admissions. Ranges from 14 to 83 in FY 2004-05. The youngest person admitted to state prison this fiscal year was 14 years old at the time the crime was committed (14 years at admission), and the oldest was 83 years old when admitted to prison for drugs manufacture/sale/purchase. 1 At that time, Carl was the youngest murder defendant in the state of Kentucky and possibly in the country.  Robert Thompson and Jon Venables: Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 years old when they abducted and killed two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. 1 The youngest person admitted to state prison this fiscal year was 14 years old at the time the crime was committed (14 years at admission), and the oldest was 83 years old when admitted to prison for drugs manufacture/sale/purchase.  Their average age was 33.2 years and the largest age group that was admitted was ages 25-29 (17.7%). People under 18 who are sentenced to custody are sent to secure centres for young people, not to adult prisons. Why young people are sent to custody. A young person can also be sent to custody on remand. The Youth Justice Board decides which secure centre a young person will be sent to. They will choose somewhere that: 1  can deal with the young person’s needs safely, eg if they have a health problem.  is suitable for their age, sex and background. 1 They were both found guilty of murder and sentenced to custody until the age of 18.  Lionel Tate: In 2001, Lionel Tate, 14, was convicted of first-degree murder for brutally beating 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick in 1999. Tate became the youngest person ever sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. On the night of the murder, Lionel’s mother Kathleen Grossett-Tate was babysitting the kids. His last arrest, for the killings, has kept him behind bars for nearly a quarter-century. Davis is now 37 and still sitting in an Illinois prison. But his case has become a key that could unlock prison doors for hundreds of children sentenced to life behind bars. The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Davis’ case, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in 2012 in Miller V. Alabama that ruled mandatory life sentences for juveniles without the chance of parole constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Age of Prison Admissions. The youngest person admitted to state prison this fiscal year was 14 years old at the time the crime was committed (14 years at admission), and the oldest was 83 years old when admitted to prison for drugs manufacture/sale/purchase. Addolfo Davis began his career in crime at 8 years old. By the time he was 10 he’d graduated to armed robbery. And at barely 14 years old–and all of about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds–Davis took part in a crime that the courts viewed as so heinous that he was sentenced to life without the chance of parole. Why young people are sent to custody. A court can give a young person a custodial sentence if: 1  the crime is so serious there is no other suitable option. 2  the young person has committed crimes before.  the judge or magistrate thinks the young person is a risk to the public.
14 years old