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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "8th amendment"
Major Supreme Court Ruling: Kids Who Didn't Kill Anyone Should Not Have to Die in Prison
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.
The Supreme Court has given a second chance to juveniles serving life without parole for non-homicide crimes.
Chronicle of a Failed Execution: Ohio Prisoner "Traumatized" After Two-Hour Death Chamber Ordeal
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 24, 2009.
53-year-old Romell Broom wept and tried to help his executioners find a vein, only to leave the death chamber alive. This isn't "cruel and unusual punishment"?
Texas Planning to Execute Another Prisoner for a Murder He Didn't Commit
Maura Kelly, Comment Is Free. August 15, 2008.
Jeff Wood was sentenced to death under Texas' draconian Law of Parties for a murder that he did not plan or witness. He faces execution next week.
Executions Resume Today, Death Penalty Still Cruel and Unusual
Billy Sothern, The Nation. May 6, 2008.
Barring a last-minute stay of execution, death row prisoner William Lynd will be murdered by the state of Georgia tonight.
Scalia's Tortured Logic
Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
Twisting his argument into a legalistic pretzel, Justice Scalia insists that torture is not a form of punishment.
The Supreme Court Brings Back the Death Penalty
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 17, 2008.
With a 7-2 ruling ending a moratorium on state-sanctioned killing, states across the country are gearing up to resume executions.