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2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 58 - Sentences
Section 5801 - Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
Universal Citation: 51 PA Cons Stat § 5801 (2022)
§ 5801. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.
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 part. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.
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