Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title31 MILITARY AFFAIRS AND CIVIL DEFENSE. |
Chapter2A. MILITARY JUSTICE. |
PartVIII. Sentences. |
§31-2A-55. (Article 55.) Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.
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Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment may not be adjudged by a court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this code. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.