Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole
Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole
TV ShowReturning Series

Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole

8.0 / 10
2019
2 seasons
19 episodes
DocumentaryCrimeReality

The individual stories of previously convicted child offenders sentenced to mandatory life terms, without parole, who are now seeking resentencing on the heels of a recent United States Supreme Court ruling. While some may be resentenced to life, others could be immediately released or given a new sentence that makes them eligible for parole.

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Trailer

Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole | Tuesdays beginning on April 30th at 10/9c | A&E

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
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Hulu
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Philo
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A&E Crime Central Apple TV Channel
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Seasons

  • Aaron

    1.Aaron

    30-04-201944m

    On January 31, 2011, 14-year-old Aaron shot his neighbor, 14-year-old Alana, in her home in Harlem, Georgia. Aaron was sentenced to life without parole at 15, but now 21-year-old A...

  • Curtis

    2.Curtis

    07-05-201944m

    On April 10, 1995 in Aurora, Colorado, 15-year-old Curtis was one of four teens involved in the death of Christopher as they attempted to steal his car. Curtis was sentenced to lif...

  • Preston

    3.Preston

    14-05-201944m

    On March 4, 2010, 17-year-old Preston was one of three teens involved in the murder of Christopher during an attempted robbery in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Along with the other t...

  • Bobby

    4.Bobby

    21-05-201944m

    On March 7, 1992, 15-year-old Bobby shot girlfriend Krissi's mother and father as they slept in their home in Frisco, Texas. Roz was killed, but her husband Buz survived. Bobby was...

  • Brandon

    5.Brandon

    04-06-201944m

    On August 21, 2001, a group of teens, including 15-year-old Brandon, kidnapped and raped Melissa, a 21-year-old college student in Youngstown, Ohio. Brandon was tried as an adult a...

  • James

    6.James

    11-06-201944m

    On November 24, 1990, 15-year-old James killed his stepmother and three young brothers with a shotgun, and then set their rural Wyoming home on fire. It was a crime the small town...

  • Otis

    7.Otis

    18-06-201944m

    On March 31, 1998 in Albany, Georgia, 16-year-old Otis broke into Valerie's home and allegedly tried to rob her. During the attempt, Valerie and her 16-year-old daughter, Valene, w...

  • Ronald

    8.Ronald

    25-06-201944m

    On February 2, 1999, 17-year-old Ronald and two other teens sought to retaliate against Cordell for an alleged sexual assault ultimately burning him alive in the woods of Fort Walt...

  • Special

    9.Special

    02-07-201944m

    In this special episode, we learn the final rulings for convicted murderers Otis Daniels, Ronald Bell, and Kristel Maestas. Otis' attorney works to strike a deal to make him eligib...

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