Army ROTC scholarships pay up to full tuition and fees, $1,200 per year for books, and a monthly stipend. Widener University also provides a generous room and board incentive to scholarship winners.
Two key cases affecting corrections coincide with the revitalization of the Eighth Amendment attendant to controversies about the death penalty, three strikes sentences for a nonviolent third offense, and life sentences for first-time minor drug offenders.n the second case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit found an Eighth Amendment violation in Michigan's policy of terminating inmate visits as a means of punishing substance abuse violations (Bazetta v. McGinnis, 2002).
â Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. â The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights which took effect in 1791.osted on. (Answer #1). The 8th Amendment is perhaps less important in terms of rights than other amendments in the Bill of Rights. It does, however, work to protect us from potential tyranny by the government. One important part of the amendment is the prohibition on excessive bail.