MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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reasonable bail
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reasonable fines
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jail terms
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cruel punishments
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Detailed explanation-1: -Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Detailed explanation-2: -Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Cruel and unusual punishment includes torture, deliberately degrading punishment, or punishment that is too severe for the crime committed. This concept helps guarantee due process even to convicted criminals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cruel and unusual punishment refers to punishment that fails to meet social decency standards – it is overly painful, torturous, degrading, or humiliating (e.g., disemboweling, beheading, public dissecting and burning alive) or is grossly disproportionate to the crime committed.