1. If you were charged with coming up with the "magic bullet" for reforming the penal system, how would you respond? Explain, offering specific elements of your proposal.
2. According to Human Rights Watch, the current juvenile life-without-parole population in California will cost the state approximately half a billion dollars by the end of their lives. Do you think it is appropriate, or relevant, to cite the expense of incarceration as a justification for rethinking life without parole for juvenile offenders? Give specific reasons for your opinion.