justice?

i found this article today and it resonated a deep injustice within me. i am currently 31 years old -- and feel like i am a DRASTICALLY different person from even a few years ago. i can't imagine my life being judged completely and permanently as a result of something i did WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN. that's really ridiculous - in my opinion. esPECially in light of this paragraph:

"Across the country, most juvenile offenders and many adults are given a second chance. Charles Manson, convicted in seven notorious murders committed when he was 27, will be eligible for his 12th parole hearing in 2012. He's been denied parole 11 times. Even "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz, who confessed to killing six people in the 1970s when he was in his 20s, has had four parole hearings, though he has said he doesn't deserve parole and doesn't want it."

read the entire article here:
TEENS LOCKED UP FOR LIFE WITHOUT A SECOND CHANCE.