Lack of Federal Court Enforcement

The Supreme Court's failure to enforce constitutional rights, such as the Eighth Amendment protections against extreme sentences and prison conditions, has left a void in addressing abusive practices in prisons. Cases where individuals have endured years of solitary confinement without exercise or suffered torture-like conditions have been dismissed by federal courts, often citing qualified immunity. The lack of federal court intervention in such cases contributes to the perpetuation of systemic human rights violations in prisons.