Perhaps if those programs had been available, Derek Lee might not be imprisoned today. In 2006, when he was 18 years old, Lee and several friends attended a party at a local university.

If Derek Lee prevails, his mandatory sentence will be declared unconstitutional and he can be re-sentenced, opening the door to hundreds of other inmates. More from CBS News.

The appeal being pursued by Derek Lee, convicted of a 2014 killing, argues the state's life-without-parole law violates prohibitions in the Pennsylvania and U.S. constitutions against cruel ...