On AlterNet: 8th amendment

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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. 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. 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.