No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against the person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon such person be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to insure the person's presence, but the person may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Chapter 2A - Military Justice.
Part II - Apprenhension and Restraint.
Section 31-2A-7 - (Article 7.) Apprehension.
Section 31-2A-8 - (Article 8.) Reserved.
Section 31-2A-9 - (Article 9.) Imposition of Restraint.
Section 31-2A-10 - (Article 10.) Restraint of Persons Charged With Offenses.
Section 31-2A-11 - (Article 11.) Place of Confinement; Reports and Receiving of Prisoners.
Section 31-2A-12 - (Article 12.) Confinement With Enemy Prisoners Prohibited.
Section 31-2A-13 - (Article 13.) Punishment Prohibited Before Trial.
Section 31-2A-14 - (Article 14.) Delivery of Offenders to Civil Authorities.