The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines impose
d, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." This amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants, either as the price for obtaining pretrial release or as punishment for crime after conviction.
The Amendments are norms that are established as a federal law, that is, that must be followed throughout the country. These amendments are able to determine concepts and actions in all political, economic and social sectors of the country. Among these amendments, we can mention the eighth amendment that prevented the federal government from promoting excessive, cruel and severe punishments. In other words, the eighth amendment aims to promote just and adequate punishments for criminal defendants, preventing them from being tortured or exploited.
