What is the test for claiming cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment?
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The following excerpt is from Jones v. Wyrick, No. 2:17-0165 CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
To state a claim under the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause based on the conditions of confinement, a prisoner must first make an objective showing that the deprivation was sufficiently serious. Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294, 298 (1991). Secondly, the plaintiff must make a subjective showing that the responsible prison official(s) acted "with a
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