The Due Process Clause provides that no states shall deprive any "person" of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment, provides that "Congress shall make no law . . .The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The report found that conditions at the notorious Fulton County Jail violated the 8th and 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution. President of the US. (Vote For 1). Stay informed about our latest work in the courts. Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics. The prohi bition against exercising control over estate property is the subject of the present dispute. How did it come about? The report found that conditions at the notorious Fulton County Jail violate the 8th and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution.