Produced by WNYC Studios. A mini series.

In context of the death penalty as punishment, explore three little words embedded in the Eighth 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: “cruel and unusual.”

Listen to podcast (40 min.): http://www.wnyc.org/story/cruel-and-unusual

Source

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolabmoreperfect

Radiolab's first ever spin-off series, More Perfect, connects you to the decisions made inside the court's hallowed halls, and explains what those rulings mean for "we the people."