Georgia Code
Part 8 - Sentences
§ 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 .

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