... a deceptive view on the subject through the selective use of statistics and provided explanations. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 death penalty Furman v. Georgia racial disparities cruel and unusual punishment death-qualified juries Eighth Amendment PAINT ING...

... advocates to call for solitary confinement’s abolition based on constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has not found that the conditions of isolative confinement establish a legal threshold sufficient to legitimate such a ban. In fact, Justice...

... of the University of California 2017 mandatory sentencing Eighth Amendment proportionality arbitrariness cruel and unusual punishment separation of powers MANDATORY SENTENCING AROUND THE WORLD AND THE NEED FOR REFORM Anthony Gray* This article considers the increased use of mandatory sentencing...