Joanne Johnson, 93, murdered in her Augusta, Kansas home, September 2023

[Kemug]

I would have no problem with them being tried as juveniles, as long as they never see the light of day again. Why should juvenile penalties not include the possibility of LWOP, when a crime is so vicious?

 

[Seattle1]

I would have no problem with them being tried as juveniles, as long as they never see the light of day again. Why should juvenile penalties not include the possibility of LWOP, when a crime is so vicious?

Nope. "Adjudication" has no provision for LWOP. Mandatory release before age 23 if tried as a juvenile!

https://www.doc.ks.gov/reentry/OWDS/juvenile/juvenile-crime