Georgia Code
Article 3 - Conditions of Detention Generally
§ 42-5-58. Prohibition Against Corporal Punishment; Use of Handcuffs, Leg Chains, and Other Restraints; Permissible Punishment Generally

History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 15; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1806, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 42; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 42.
Cross references.
Cruel and unusual punishment, U.S. Const., amend. 8 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVII.
Prohibition against whipping as punishment for crimes, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XXI.
Penalty for assault by state officer under color of office or commission, § 45-11-3.
Law reviews.
For note, “Behind Closed Doors: An Empirical Inquiry Into the Nature of Prison Discipline in Georgia,” see 8 Ga. L. Rev. 919 (1974).

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Title 42 - Penal Institutions

Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties

Article 3 - Conditions of Detention Generally

§ 42-5-50. Transmittal of Information on Convicted Persons; Place of Detention; Payment for Inmates Not Transferred to the Custody of the Department; Notice in the Event of Convicted Person Free on Bond Pending Appeal

§ 42-5-51. Jurisdiction Over Certain Misdemeanor Offenders; Designation of Place of Confinement of Inmates; Reimbursement of County; Transfer of Inmates to Federal Authority

§ 42-5-51.1. Retention of Inmate in State Penal Institution Pending Trial on Offense Committed While in Confinement

§ 42-5-52. Classification and Separation of Inmates Generally; Placement of Juvenile Offenders and of Females; Transfer of Mentally Diseased, Alcoholic, Drug Addicted, or Tubercular Inmates

§ 42-5-52.1. Submission to Hiv Test; Separate Housing for Hiv Infected Persons