Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 15 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that addresses the treatment and rights of individuals in the criminal justice system, particularly regarding detention and punishment.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| addresses |
conditions of detention
ⓘ
limits on punishment ⓘ treatment of individuals in custody ⓘ |
| aimsTo | protect individuals from improper treatment in the criminal justice system ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
state criminal proceedings
ⓘ
state detention facilities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
criminal punishment
ⓘ
individuals accused of crimes ⓘ persons in detention ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Indiana executive branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana judicial branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana legislative branch ⓘ |
| category | Criminal procedure rights in state constitutions ⓘ |
| citationFormat | Ind. Const. art. I, § 15 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforceableBy | Indiana courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enshrinedIn | Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | state actors involved in detention and punishment ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century state constitutionalism ⓘ |
| interpretedWith | other sections of Indiana Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageType | rights-protecting clause ⓘ |
| legalDomain | state constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binding on Indiana state government ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | supreme law within Indiana on its subject matter ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indiana legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Indiana Constitution Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indiana Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
rights of criminal defendants
ⓘ
rights of detained persons ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary legal authority ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal justice
ⓘ
detention ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| typeOfRight | individual right ⓘ |
| usedIn |
constitutional challenges to criminal punishment
ⓘ
constitutional challenges to detention practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)