cruel and unusual punishment
- n punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
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- Jail will kill decrepit Astor son: lawyer
Sending the 89-year-old Parkinson’s afflicted son of Brooke Astor -- who was convicted of bilking her estate out of millions -- to jail on Thursday would be a death sentence, his attorney argued today. “It would be cruel and unusual punishment for Mr. [Anthony] Marshall at this age in...
June 17, 2013 - New York Post - Students threaten to file complaint against school districts for criminal prosecution over tardiness, truancy
Students as young as 12 can be arrested and handcuffed at school under the current policy. The students who are threatening to file a federal complaint say the current rules are cruel and unusual punishment.
June 13, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor - Texas students to seek federal help to soften 'cruel' truancy policies
By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Several students from northeast Texas said they plan to file a federal complaint on Wednesday accusing their school districts of cruel and unusual punishment by prosecuting them in criminal court for missing school or being late for class. The civil rights complaint, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters, is directed at school districts in Dallas and three other ...
June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News