Historically,before the second half of the Twentieth Century,U.S.prisoners:

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Before the second half of the Twentieth Century, U.S. prisoners had almost no rights under the Constitution. The Eighth Amendment's prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment" was interpreted to mean only that the punishment should not exceed that which was necessary to achieve the objective of punishment. It wasn't until the 1960s and 1970s that federal courts began to recognize the rights of prisoners to medical care, access to the courts, and protection from retaliation.

Historically,before the Second Half of the Twentieth Century,U.S.prisoners