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New Executions Methods: How Alabama’s Use of Nitrogen Gas for Executions Calls for a Reassessment of What Exactly is Cruel and Unusual Punishment
March 25, 2024By Rocio Iglesias Gonzalez
The Eighth Amendment states, “[e]xcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”[i] For many years, advocates against the death penalty have asserted that capital punishment violates the Eighth Amendment.[ii] To advance their argument, advocates argue that the methods used to carry out the executions are cruel […]
