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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1055. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1055. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.

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.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1055, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.

## Cross References

Cruel and unusual punishment, U.S. Const., amend. 8 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV. Prohibition against whipping as punishment for crime, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVIII.

## U.s. Code.

For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 855.