I truly do feel bad for prison populations because they’re the last group anyone is concerned about. “Can’t take the heat? sHOuLdN’t dO tHE CrIMe.” Yeah, okay. But let’s not forget a hefty chunk of this group are statistically wrongfully convicted; another chunk are non-violent offenders and a product of draconian laws. And despite all that, it tends to be a mark of a civilized society to see how they treat the worst among them. Their rights should not be disenfranchised. This is classic 8th Amendment cruel & unusual punishment.
This is classic 8th Amendment cruel & unusual punishment
Unfortunately it’s quite common. If you knew how often 8th amendment arguments get thrown out for the treatment being unequivocally cruel but also part of standard practice…
Such a sick system where punishment can be as cruel as you like, as long as being cruel in that specific way is the norm 🤬
I truly do feel bad for prison populations because they’re the last group anyone is concerned about. “Can’t take the heat? sHOuLdN’t dO tHE CrIMe.” Yeah, okay. But let’s not forget a hefty chunk of this group are statistically wrongfully convicted; another chunk are non-violent offenders and a product of draconian laws. And despite all that, it tends to be a mark of a civilized society to see how they treat the worst among them. Their rights should not be disenfranchised. This is classic 8th Amendment cruel & unusual punishment.
Unfortunately it’s quite common. If you knew how often 8th amendment arguments get thrown out for the treatment being unequivocally cruel but also part of standard practice…
Such a sick system where punishment can be as cruel as you like, as long as being cruel in that specific way is the norm 🤬