Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole

Young Aaron's friendship with Alana Calahan and her family was the antidote to a life that had been filled with abuse and instability, but when he and Alana were both aged 14, he tragically shot and killed her in an incident he says was an accident.

On April 10, 1995, 15-year-old Curtis is one of four teens involved in a fatal carjacking attempt and is sentenced to life in prison without parole. After 23 years in jail, Curtis is granted a re-sentencing.

In 2010, 17-year-old Preston is one of three teens involved in an attempted robbery that results in murder. Sentenced along with the other teens to life without parole, Preston is granted a resentencing hearing at the age of 25.

In 1992, 15-year-old Bobby shoots his girlfriend's parents while they sleep. Twenty-five years after being sentenced to life in prison, Bobby hopes to appeal his sentence.

In 2001, a group of teens abduct and rape a 21-year-old college student in Ohio. One of the attackers, Brandon, is sentenced to 141 years in prison without parole.

In 1990, 15-year-old James shoots his stepmother and three brothers with a shotgun before setting their Wyoming home on fire.