Let's Everybody Just Take a Deep Breath

This is just plain nutty. A spammer was sentenced to NINE (9) years in prison. What the fuck? Hey - I hate spam as much as the next guy, but nine years? I'm sorry, but the punishment has to fit the crime. I suggest that he live his regular life, but for nine years, the government sets a server up to send all kinds of crazy messages directly to his address and he is required to check his email every day, deleting email after email after email.

Would that violate the 8th Amendment?