03 Jun 2015
Pour de vrai, pour de faux
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Young Kids, Hard Time
Young Kids Hard Time explores the story of young children sentenced to adult prison for decades, through the eyes of 12-year old Paul Gingerich and 15-year old Colt Lundy, both serving 30 years in adult prison for killing Colt's stepdad.
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Rick Springfield Narration (voice)
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