State high court mulls when prison becomes cruel and unusual
(Subscription required) An appellate court misapplied a test established by the California Supreme Court to identify cruel and unusual punishments when it ruled a man sentenced to life for kidnapping for robbery when he was 17 continues to be unconstitutionally confined despite being granted parole, the state attorney general argued Tuesday.
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