How Business Insider investigated the state of the Eighth Amendment
The William G. McConnell Unit in Beeville, Texas.
Kaylee Greenlee for Business Insider
In the 1980s and 1990s, a series of Supreme Court decisions and a new law sought to curb "frivolous" prisoner lawsuits and give more deference to prison officials. Together, they changed the legal landscape of the Eighth Amendment — the foundational constitutional protection against "cruel and unusual punishments."
Heavy criticism soon followed — from the American Bar Association, members of Congress, and Supreme Court justices themselves.
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