Chapter 1: Fundamentals

Cruel & Unusual. Excluded from death penalty. Mentally disabled. Juveniles (under 18) Defendant has become insane. Cruel & Unusual. Estelle v. Gamble (1976) prison health care required for inmates. “Deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners” is in violation of the 8th. Other prison condition issues fall under the 8th. Eighth Amendment ................
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