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In most cases heard concerning 8th amendment rights, what punishment has been an issue?

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Capital punishment is the correct answer because although not mentioned as prohibited in the amendment itself, it is definitely both cruel and unusual, even though the act of killing is not cruel insofar that the killed person doesn't feel a thing.
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