The Supreme Court has held that a mandatory death sentence for murder committed by an inmate serving a life sentence without possibility of parole is constitutional.

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The Supreme Court has actually held that a mandatory death sentence for any crime is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court has also ruled that a mandatory death sentence for a specific category of offenders, such as inmates serving life without parole, is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection.

The Supreme Court Has Held That a Mandatory Death Sentence