Subject to Section 25-1-2795, no person, while being held for trial or the result of trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to ensure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline. HISTORY: Former Section 25-1-2500 [1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code Section 44-161; 1962 Code Section 44-161; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as Section 25-1-3095 by 1984 Act No. 378; New Section 25-1-2500 [derived from former Section 25-1-3030 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code Sections 44-210, 44-212; 1962 Code Section 44-203; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, Section 12.
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