{"id":1259,"date":"2020-07-23T09:33:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/constitutional-law\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:33:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T22:33:32","slug":"eighth-amendment-what-constitutes-cruel-and-unusual-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/constitutional-law\/2020\/07\/23\/eighth-amendment-what-constitutes-cruel-and-unusual-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 17: Eighth Amendment: What Constitutes Cruel and Unusual Punishment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Eighth Amendment | The National Constitution Center | US government and civics | Khan Academy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L83jiEPYnAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Eighth Amendment<\/h3>\n<p>Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and explain the Constitutional protections against excessive punishment in Eighth Amendment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Workflow<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/interactive-constitution\/amendment\/amendment-viii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Constitution Center on the Eighth Amendment.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L83jiEPYnAs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khan Academy video<\/a> on the Eighth Amendment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Death Penalty<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/408\/238\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Furman v. Georgia 408 US 238 (1972)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1976\/75-5444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coker v. Georgia 433 US 584 (1977)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2011\/10-9646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miller v. Alabama 567 US_2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2007\/07-343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kennedy v. Louisiana 554 US 407 (2008)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-bmcc-constitutionallaw\/chapter\/ruffin-v-commmonwealth-62-va-790-1871\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruffin v. Commonwealth 62 Virginia 790 (1871)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Juvenile Life Imprisonment<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/151\/242\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Re Bonner 151 US 242 (1894)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/334\/266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Price v. Johnston 334 US 266 (1948)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Inmate Rights\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/1973\/73-679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolff v. McDonnell 418 US 539 (1974)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/312\/546\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ex. parte Hull 312 US 546 (1941)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Learning Outcomes Understand and explain the Constitutional protections against excessive punishment in Eighth Amendment. Workflow Read the National Constitution Center on the Eighth Amendment. Watch the Khan Academy video on the Eighth Amendment. Death Penalty Furman v. 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