Punishment

Applies only to imposition of penal sanctions by the State.
Bars punishment "incompatible with 'the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society,' or which 'involve the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain.'"

Sentence -- Death Penalty

Confinement Conditions

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