One such individual is Benjamin Ritchie, whom the state of Indiana plans to execute May 20.

Given the inherently diminished moral culpability of children ... is insane at the time the execution is to occur. U.S. law, drawing on longstanding legal tradition, has held that if a person ...

Twenty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that youth under the age of 18 should not be executed due to their diminished culpability ... He continued, “Drawing the line at 18 years of ...