Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18

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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18 is a provision in Indiana’s Bill of Rights that prohibits cruel and unusual punishments and emphasizes the reformation, rather than vindictive punishment, of offenders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
appliesTo Indiana penal code NERFINISHED
sentencing policy in Indiana
belongsTo Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED
bindingOn Indiana executive branch NERFINISHED
Indiana legislature NERFINISHED
Indiana state courts NERFINISHED
citedAs Ind. Const. art. I, § 18
emphasizesPrinciple reformation of offenders
guides interpretation of criminal punishment in Indiana courts
hasArticleNumber Article 1
hasHigherNormStatusThan Indiana statutory law
hasLanguage English
hasLegalDomain constitutional rights
criminal punishment
penology
hasPurpose to ensure that punishment is based on reformation rather than vengeance
to limit excessively harsh or purely retributive punishments
hasSectionNumber Section 18
hasText The penal code shall be founded on the principles of reformation, and not of vindictive justice.
influences Indiana correctional policy
Indiana sentencing reform debates
inForceIn Indiana NERFINISHED
interpretedBy Indiana Court of Appeals NERFINISHED
Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED
isComparableTo Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
locatedInJurisdiction State of Indiana NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
partOf Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED
Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED
prohibits vindictive justice
relatedTo prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments
usedIn constitutional challenges to criminal sentences in Indiana

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Article 1: Bill of Rights contains Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18
subject surface form: Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)