Judge blocks Trump’s order forcing incarcerated transgender women to live in male facilities
A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order mandating that transgender women in federal prison ...
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Eighth Amendment
the Supreme Court ruled that inmates on death row could make last-minute claims that the chemicals in lethal injections are too painful and violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment.
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How Business Insider investigated the state of the Eighth Amendment
Because so few Eighth Amendment cases make it to the appeals ... settlement amounts and supplemented this research with news reports and public announcements. BI counted two categories of cases ...
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The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect against prisoner abuse. Less than 1% of cases succeed.
Others say they were assaulted by officers themselves. The Eighth Amendment, which bars "cruel and unusual punishments," was intended by the founders as a bulwark against prisoner abuse. Over the ...
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The myth of frivolous prisoner lawsuits
How a Clinton-era law, the PLRA, hollowed out the Eighth Amendment. Nearly three years into Bill Clinton's first term as president, US senators took to the floor to tackle an urgent concern.
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The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect against prisoner abuse. Less than 1% of cases succeed.
Others say they were assaulted by officers themselves. The Eighth Amendment, which bars "cruel and unusual punishments," was intended by the founders as a bulwark against prisoner abuse.