What is the test for a prison official to be found in breach of the Eighth Amendment?
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The following excerpt is from Grangetto v. Minn, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00701-AWI-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2010):
The Eighth Amendment prohibits the imposition of cruel and unusual punishments and "embodies 'broad and idealistic concepts of dignity, civilized standards, humanity and decency.'" Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 102 (1976) (quoting Jackson v. Bishop, 404 F.2d 571, 579 (8th Cir. 1968)). A prison official violates the Eighth Amendment only when two requirements are met:
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