Home      Login

Abstract: 

There is a movement to bar death penalty inmates from the long-term solitary confinement that constitutes death penalty confinement in most states. Porter v. Clarke, 923 F.3d 348 (4th Cir. 2019), by a 2 to 1 vote, determined that Virginia’s death row conditions and practices violated the Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment. We examine the conditions that led to the suit, and the issues raised by the ruling.

Keywords: Death Row; Solitary Confinement; Porter v. Clarke, 923 F.3d 348 (4th Cir. 2019)

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.