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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 18 canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indiana penal code
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sentencing policy in Indiana ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Indiana executive branch
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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
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Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComparableTo | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
State of Indiana
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ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indiana Constitution
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | vindictive justice ⓘ |
| relatedTo | prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| usedIn | constitutional challenges to criminal sentences in Indiana ⓘ |
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)