Statute · United States Code
10 U.S.C. § 855 — Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
10 U.S.C. § 855
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- bankruptcy
Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.
Citator
10 U.S.C. § 855 — Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.