THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT


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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Translation:

The consequences for criminals must be fair and ethically sound

This link will take you to a page about the eighth amendment. The real reason why I chose this page is because if you hit the play button at the bottom of the page, a scary voice reads all the text for you! Go ahead and try it!

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