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Section 38-2-1055 - Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited

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Punishment by flogging or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body or any other cruel or unusual punishment shall not be adjudged by a court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this article. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.Added by 2015 Ga. Laws 99,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.