Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Name: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 23, 2000

Anatomy of Crime: Season 1: Episode 5

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Court TV | truTV | Air Date: March 23, 2000

Summary: This episode documents brutality in U.S. prisons and whether it violates the 8th amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Some of the nation's toughest prisons are visited, including California's Corcoran Prison and Michigan's Scott Correctional Facility, as well as death row in a Huntsville, Texas,This episode documents brutality in U.S. prisons and whether it violates the 8th amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Some of the nation's toughest prisons are visited, including California's Corcoran Prison and Michigan's Scott Correctional Facility, as well as death row in a Huntsville, Texas, prison that has the most frequent executions.… Expand

Genre(s): Documentary

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Kids: Armed and Dangerous
Air Date: October 5, 2000
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S1:E12. Deadly Predators
Air Date: August 15, 2000
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S1:E11. Crimes Caught on Tape
Air Date: July 11, 2000

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 30, 2000
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2000
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  S1:E13. Kids: Armed and Dangerous
  Air Date: October 5, 2000
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  S1:E12. Deadly Predators
  Air Date: August 15, 2000
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  S1:E11. Crimes Caught on Tape
  Air Date: July 11, 2000
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  S1:E10. Deadly Force
  Air Date: June 29, 2000
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  S1:E9. Video Justice
  Air Date: June 8, 2000
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  S1:E8. Hard Time, No Crime
  Air Date: May 9, 2000
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  S1:E7. The Drug War
  Air Date: May 4, 2000
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  S1:E6. Chronic Criminals
  Air Date: April 20, 2000
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  S1:E5. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  Air Date: March 23, 2000
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  S1:E4. Forbidden Cargo
  Air Date: March 2, 2000
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  S1:E3. Sex for Sale
  Air Date: February 7, 2000
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  S1:E2. Hot Pursuit
  Air Date: January 24, 2000
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  S1:E1. Murder for Hire
  Air Date: January 17, 2000