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Kimberly Simmons, one of 2 women juvenile lifers released so far, noted the small number of juvenile lifers who have been released and called on the crowd to mobilize in force to make the state comply with the U.S. Supreme Court rulings. “There shouldn’t be a natural life sentence period. That’s unconstitutional to tell anyone that you are unredeemable.” The U.S. was the only country left in the world that sentenced children to die in prison. It is also one of only a handful of countries that impose “natural life” sentences.