How Do US States Measure Up on Child Rights?

For those curious the criteria are which were drawn from the The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are:

1. Child Marriage

2. Corporal Punishment

- I. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN SCHOOLS

- II. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN THE HOME

- III. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS

- IV. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS

3. Child Labor

- I. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 15 YEARS OLD

- II. THE MINIMUM AGE FOR HAZARDOUS EMPLOYMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SHOULD BE 18 YEARS OLD

4. Juvenile Justice

- I. THE MINIMUM AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION SHOULD BE 14 YEARS OLD

- II. NO CHILD SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS AN ADULT

- III. NO CHILD SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

The highest ranked states with a score of C are, New Jersey, Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Connecticut,Alaska, New York with every other state ranking lower.