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32.1055 Cruel or unusual punishment prohibited; use of irons prohibited; exception.

Sec. 55.

Punishment by flogging, branding, marking, or tattooing the body or any other cruel or unusual punishment, shall not be issued by a court-martial or inflicted upon a person subject to this code. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981