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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 148. State Prison System § 148-20. Corporal punishment of prisoners prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

It is unlawful for the Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction or any other person having the care, custody, or control of any prisoner in this State to make or enforce any rule or regulation providing for the whipping, flogging, or administration of any similar corporal punishment of any prisoner, or to give any specific order for or cause to be administered or personally to administer or inflict any such corporal punishment.

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