In a 6-3 decision, the court strikes down laws in Florida, California and 35 other states that allow life terms with no chance for parole for a crime that does not involve murder. The Supreme Court for the first time put a broad constitutional limit on prison terms Monday, ruling it is cruel and unusual punishment to give a young criminal a life term in prison with no chance for parole for a crime that does not involve murder.
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