How have courts interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment in the context of the Eighth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Mendiola-Martinez v. Arpaio, 836 F.3d 1239 (9th Cir. 2016):

10 These duties under the Eighth Amendment are imposed on the states via the Fourteenth Amendment. Wilson v. Seiter , 501 U.S. 294, 29697, 111 S.Ct. 2321, 115 L.Ed.2d 271 (1991).

10 These duties under the Eighth Amendment are imposed on the states via the Fourteenth Amendment. Wilson v. Seiter , 501 U.S. 294, 29697, 111 S.Ct. 2321, 115 L.Ed.2d 271 (1991).

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