Difference Between Cruel And Unusual Punishment

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Kristin Mara Southern New Hampshire University 1 June 2014 Graeme Newman’s theory of the “just and Painful” Graeme Newman’s book “Just and Painful” discusses the confusion on punishment in the prison system. He discusses that there should be corporal punishment but by design. There needs to be a structured system on how criminals pay their dues for the crime committed. A person accused of a vicious rape should not be equaled to someone who stole from a grocery store. But unfortunately when they are sent to prison they both are humiliated and somewhat tortured to the same degree. Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment with the intention of inflicting pain for an offense. It is usually referred as striking the offender with the open hand or with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings. You would here back in that day in schools where if the child does something wrong either to another child, or saying something rude or cheating that that child would get the wooden paddle or slapped on the hand with a ruler. It was based on what they did. You would never hear of that today maybe in other countries but not in the U.S.…show more content…
Some feel that the death penalty is cruel and unusual but it is legal by State. The Eighth Amendment considers cruel and unusual punishment anything that violates basic human dignity. Everyone in prison goes through some type of cruel and unusual punishment whether it is inflicted by the guards or by the inmates. I feel that solitary confinement is definitely cruel and unusual

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