What is the Eighth amendment

Prohibits the federal, state, and local governments of the United States, or any other government, or any corporation, private enterprise, group, or individual, from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments, in any part of the US, on US property

The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is part of the United States Bill of Rights, which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail or unusual or cruel punishments.