[wideawake]

(1) I'm not sure why this would be "cruel and unusual" - were his medical records accurate or inaccurate?

(2)He was in prison because he did not receive bail, not because his innocence on this particular charge was already decided.

[WayneS]

He was in prison because he did not receive bail, not because his innocence on this particular charge was already decided.

You appear to be saying that poor people are guilty until proven innocent. Is that what you believe?

PS - The young man was in jail, not prison.