A recently released survey by the Wayne State University School of Social Work and Center for Urban Studies is referenced in an editorial supporting a bill to reform Michigan\'s juvenile lifer law. The survey found that, when given alternatives, only 5% of state residents support current practices of forcing judges to give some kids as young as 14 life without possibility of parole -- the maximum adult penalty for convictions in first-degree murder cases. In Michigan, more than 300 juveniles have been sentenced to life without parole -- one of the highest numbers in the nation. The bill, supported by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, would give them a chance at parole after they serve at least 15 years.