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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1011. Confinement and imprisonment in civil jails.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1011. Confinement and imprisonment in civil jails.

Confinement and imprisonment other than in a guard house, whether prior to, during, or after trial by a military court, shall be executed in jails or correctional institutions designated by the Governor, or by the adjutant general under delegation by the Governor, for that purpose.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1011, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.