What is the current state of the law on cruel and unusual punishment in prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Allen v. Hartely, 1:11-cv-01850-LJO-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2013):
"The Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment protects prisoners not only from inhumane methods of punishment but also from inhumane conditions of confinement." Morgan v. Morgensen, 465 F.3d 1041, 1045 (9th Cir. 2006). "[W]hile conditions of confinement may be, and often are, restrictive and harsh, they 'must not involve
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