Practice question
A jail official orders deliberate, aggravated physical abuse of a convicted prisoner to humiliate him beyond the lawful sentence. The official argues that conviction extinguishes every constitutional protection against degrading punishment. Which is best?
- Conviction permits any treatment
- The sentence authorizes all humiliation
- The prisoner retains protection against prohibited punishment; conviction is not blanket authority for abuse
- Only unconvicted detainees can complain
- The warden may amend the Constitution
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Sections 19-21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 9745, Sections 3-6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9745_2009.html
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