In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Robinson v. California that imprisoning people who suffered from _____ might violate the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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In the Robinson v. California case, the Supreme Court ruled that imprisoning someone solely because they are addicted to drugs is cruel and unusual punishment, which violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, option C, drug addiction, is the correct answer. Although alcoholism may also be considered a disease, it was not specifically addressed in this case. Schizophrenia and sexual paraphilias are not relevant to the case.