The Supreme Court has ruled that it is cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without parole for a nonhomicide crime.

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In the 2010 case of Graham v. Florida, the Supreme Court held that sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole for nonhomicide crimes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

The Supreme Court Has Ruled That It Is Cruel and Unusual