15yr Old sent to Adult Prison for 45yrs- Carlos Rebollo

Can a 15 year old be sentenced to 45 years to prison? Carlos Rebollo entered prison at 15 and served 24 years in adult prisons. Carlos takes us on his journey from an angry young man to the man he always knew he could be. During his incarceration, he earned an associate’s degree in psychology, became a student of Yale University and of the University of New Haven. HBO is now doing a documentary on the life of Carlos. Carlos is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in multi-platform journalism. Incredible, when you learn that Carlos dropped out of school in the 5th grade, and became a father at 14 years old. Two long serving inmates became life changing mentors to Carlos. Carlos goes deep on how he took responsibility for committing a heinous crime, and how he dug deep on why he did what he did, so he could change his criminal thinking and finding the best version of himself. With the help of the girlfriend that Carlos had the baby with, he has been able to have a strong, father - son relationship with his son during the 24 years of his incarceration.  Carlos said he was well prepared to hit the ground running since he was released. His passion is being a member of the Fair Sentencing of Youth and of the incarcerated children's advocacy network. His mission is to stop the injustice of sentencing children to excessive and life sentences.