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=The **VIII** Amendment= Most often mentioned in the context of the death penalty, the Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions “excessive fines” and bail. The "excessive fines"clause surfaces (among other places) in cases of civil and criminal forfeiture, for example when property is seized during a drug raid. 

Description
 The Eighth Amendment limits excessive bail, excessive fines, no cruel or unusual punishment(torture)inflicted. Excessive Bail is when you pay lots of money to try to get out of a court trial but now you can't. Excessive Fines is when you get fined a lot of money for doing something small but now you can't do that either. No cruel punishment is like no slaved labor, no stoning, no putting people somewhere to be humiliated..

Prison Guards beat inmate
February 26, 1992 | DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER Over the dissent of Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that prison guards violate the Constitution when they needlessly pummel, kick or torture prison inmates, even if the blows do not cause permanent injury. The 7-2 decision reinstated an $800 award to a Louisiana inmate who was handcuffed and shackled by guards, then kicked from behind and punched in the face. He suffered bruises and loosened teeth and a dental plate was damaged. This Article was found at http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/eighth-amendment

Today's Application
The Death Penalty People have been trying to get rid of the death penalty for a long time now, here are their reasons. Between 1980-2012 California spent 4 billion dollars on death penalty cases and only executed 13 people. Also they believe the death penalty doesn't make crime go down, the people aren't intimidated and they don't care so they keep on doing crimes. The last one is they think the government shouldn't kill people. They say it's not right to kill people that have committed crime, they should live their life in agony.