The Princeton Public Library will host a screening and discussion of the documentary “15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story” on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
The Princeton Public Library will host a screening and discussion of the documentary “15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story” on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
“15 to Life” is the story of Florida’s Kenneth Young who, at age 15, received four life sentences for a series of armed robberies in which no one was injured. Like most children who receive life sentences, Young, who had been recruited by his mother’s crack dealer to rob hotels during a 30-day crime spree, is African-American, indigent and neglected.
The film follows his legal battle for release after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled life-without-parole sentences unconstitutional for children who haven’t killed. Following the screening, members of The Campaign to End the New Jim Crow, Princeton Chapter; and Princeton University’s Students for Prison Education and Reform (SPEAR) will lead a discussion.
Presented in partnership with American Documentary Inc./POV, the screening is also co-sponsored by The Campaign to End the New Jim Crow, Princeton Chapter; and SPEAR.
The program is free and open to the public.
The film will be shown in the library’s Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton. For more information about library programs and services, call 924-9529 or visit princetonlibrary.org.
