Read the sentences from the section "Mandatory Sentencing Of Juveniles To
Life Ruled Unconstitutional."
In 2012, the court ruled in
Miller v. Alabama that the
mandatory sentencing of
juveniles to life without the
possibility of parole was
unconstitutional.

Thousands of inmates were
suddenly up for resentencing,
and juvenile justice experts
say it helped begin a
nationwide reform of juvenile
sentencing in state
legislatures and courts.

Which option BEST describes the
relationship between the two sentences?

A
The first sentence describes an event
and the second sentence explains an
effect of that event.
B
The first sentence describes an event
and the second sentence shows a
problem with that event.
C
The first sentence highlights a result
and the second sentence explains
what caused that result.
D
The first sentence highlights a result
and the second sentence explains
what happened prior to that result.