Sec. 432.091. CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS PROHIBITED. Punishment by flogging, branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted on any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.