Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole - Season 1 - Eps 5: Brandon
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 and sentenced to 141 years in prison without parole. Seventeen years later the Ohio Supreme Court agreed that Brandon's sentence is the equivalent of life without parole and therefore unconstitutional. He has been granted the opportunity for a new sentence.
About Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole
Title: Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole
First Air Date: 2019-04-30
Last Air Date: 2021-10-14
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 19
Network: A&E
Genres: Documentary, Crime, Reality
Production Companies: The Intellectual Property Corporation
Synopsis
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.
