Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole (2019)

Name: Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.1

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (211 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Disney+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.61 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 7.5 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Aaron	7.0	26
2	Curtis	8.4	20
3	Preston	8.3	18
4	Bobby	7.4	15
5	Brandon	8.0	16
6	James	7.7	16
7	Otis	7.3	10
8	Ronald	6.9	13
9	Special	7.5	6

Season 2 (2021)

7.17 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shelton Jackson	7.0	9
2	Dana Barker	6.6	9
3	Deon Haynes	7.4	7
4	William Najar	7.0	8
5	Justin Long	7.6	9
6	Malcolm Thrower	7.3	7
7	Richard Kinder	7.1	8
8	The Incorrigibles	7.3	7
9	Miguel Gaitan	7.3	6
10	The Malvo Effect	7.1	8

Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole (2019)

Seasons

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