The punishment of imprisonment consists of the deprivation of freedom within a penal institution for the time established in the sentence.\nThe punishment of imprisonment shall be served in such a manner so as to promote adequate treatment for the social rehabilitation of the convict and shall be as non-restrictive of liberty as possible in order to achieve the purposes set forth in this Code.\nImprisonment imposed upon minors under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be served in institutions that are fit for this group of offenders.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 50, eff. May 1, 2005.
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