The State of Iowa currently has 43 inmates who were below the age of 18 when they committed their offenses and are serving life without the possibility of parole.
About Us
The Organization began in November 2006 by a group of four individual activists in Des Moines, Iowa. The Coalition is made up of groups of individuals and organizations who support the elimination of the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for children in the state of Iowa.
Our Mission
The mission of the Iowa Coalition to oppose Life without the Possibility of Parole for children is to eliminate the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for children in the state of Iowa.
Our goal is to introduce and pass legislation to abolish the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for children and to include legislation with a retroactive provision enabling current child offenders serving life without the possibility of parole the chance for their cases to be reviewed for reassessment and re-sentenced to a sentence with the possibility of parole.
Through education and outreach both to government and non-governmental organizations and agencies and the public at large, by building a statewide coalition of supporters, lobbying, educating, and working with legislators and encouraging both the Attorney General’s office and the Governor’s office to support proposed legislation we believe we can set the stage and accomplish our mission to end the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for children in the state of Iowa.
