High court looks at life in prison for juveniles

Reported by WTHR on Monday, 9 November 2009 (on November 9, 2009)

The Supreme Court appears sharply divided over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.

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