TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 17 days agoAir Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Held in Solitary Confinementtruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
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Some legal experts say Jason Watson’s confinement for 24 hours a day could amount to illegal pretrial punishment.
minus-squareZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoHe may have violated the UCMJ, but since when does that mean that constitutionally guaranteed protections against cruel and unusual punishment (which solitary confinement for 24hrs a day indefinitely without a trial absolutely is) don’t apply?
He may have violated the UCMJ, but since when does that mean that constitutionally guaranteed protections against cruel and unusual punishment (which solitary confinement for 24hrs a day indefinitely without a trial absolutely is) don’t apply?