Sarah Kruzan grew up with her mother in Riverside, California. Her father wasn't around. Some would argue that the absence of her father had a lot to do with the way her life unfolded. I would say it's probably more complicated than that.

According to a Frontline program in May, there are 2,574 people in the United States who are serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as kids.

Kruzan is one of them. I'll let her speak for herself.

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