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May 18, 2010

Supreme Court Issues Rulings on Teen Sentencing, Jailing Sex Offenders
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The Supreme Court has ruled teenagers may not be imprisoned for life
without parole if they haven’t killed anyone. In a 6-to-3 decision, the
court affirmed life sentences for teens in cases other than murder
violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In a
separate ruling, the Court ruled the federal government can continue to
jail sex offenders even after their prison terms have ended if they’re
deemed to be "sexually dangerous."



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