All posts tagged "Eighth Amendment"
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Kevin Rizzo | December 20, 2014
Death Penalty in the United States: Why We Still Have It
The United States is one of only a few remaining countries to use the death penalty. Why do...
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Madeleine Stern | July 2, 2014
The Evolution of Solitary Confinement in the United States
Many prisons use solitary confinement as a mechanism to control their prison populations and minimize the threat of...
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Sarah Helden | January 21, 2014
Cruel and Unusual: Never Before Used Injection Prolongs Dennis McGuire’s Execution
It should first be stated that I personally don’t condone the practice of the death penalty at all;...