Bill of Rights - Section 19 - Section 19(1 Excessive fines shall not be imposed nor cruel degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted Neither shall death
Bill of Rights - Section 19 - Section 19(1 Excessive fines...
Section 19. (1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed,nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishmentinflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed,unless, for compelling reasons involving heinouscrimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Anydeath penalty already imposed shall be reduced toreclusion perpetua.(2) The employment of physical, psychological, ordegrading punishment against any prisoner ordetainee, or theuse of substandard or inadequatepenal facilities under subhuman conditions shall bedealt with by law.1.When is a penalty “cruel, degrading, orinhuman”?