S2 Ep 17 - Brown v. Plata (2011)

11/09/2025 16 min Episodio 21
S2 Ep 17 - Brown v. Plata (2011)

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Is the Eighth Amendment Protection Violated If Prisoners Are Deprived of Basic Sustenance? Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy rules that if a prison deprives prisoners of basic sustenance, including adequate medical care, the courts have a responsibility to remedy the resulting violation of the Eighth Amendment. Justice Antonin Scalia believes that a ruling that may result in the release of 40,000 prisoners is unwarranted and unprecedented

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