The Eighth Amendment and Protecting the Criminally Accused

Our Forefathers knew that a person accused or convicted of a crime within the bounds of our judicial system would be relatively powerless without certain protections. To prevent harsh and arbitrary treatment by the government, the Founders created the Eighth Amendment.

Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, discusses the three rights guaranteed by this amendment, and why they still matter today.

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[lazznotjustauniformanalyst]

Great clarity on the 3 parts of it. Honorable Bruce Wright was a "great supporter" of this so much he was nicknamed "turn him loose Bruce". In New York there is a street named after him as well.
I'm not just a Uniform

[divinekate]

Under what constitution of our great land does it protect the person who is in prison, dying of cancer not getting the treatment in a timely manner, or prescribed medication in a thirty degree cell, that murdered no one sa' d no one, and it falls on deaf ears?