Provisions:

(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel,degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neithershall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compellingreasons involving heinous crimes, the Congresshereafter provides for it. Any death penalty alreadyimposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.

(2) The employment of physical, psychological, ordegrading punishment against any prisoner or detaineeor the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilitiesunder subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law.

Provision:

(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel,degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neithershall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compellingreasons involving heinous crimes, the Congresshereafter provides for it. Any death penalty alreadyimposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.

[The Right Against Excessive Fines]

Provision:

(2) The employment of physical, psychological, or degradingpunishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use ofsubstandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhumanconditions shall be dealt with by law.

[Right Against Cruel, Degrading, or Inhuman Punishments]

Considerations:

1. Form of Punishment

2. Quantity or Duration of Punishment

Purpose of the Guarantee:

• To eliminate many of the barbarous and uncivilized punishments formerly known, the infliction of which would barbarized present civilization.

Imposition of Death Penalty:

Commutation of death penalties already imposed

Crimes considered heinous

Arguments on death penalty

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