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Par. 7.

ILLINOIS

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R. S.

1909, C. 108,

Sec. 37. R. S.

1909, C. 108, Art. 30, Sec. 8583. R. S.

1903, C. 141, Sec. 10. R. S. 1897,

C. 75, Sec. 40.

R. S.

1907,
Sec.
9736.

R. S.
1912,

Sec.

7599.

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MISSISSIPPI

RHODE ISLAND

TEXAS

inflict one to five

lashes; to be re

sorted to as little as possible.

Only in presence of prison physician.

Superintendent allows farm sergeants the privilege of inflicting corporal punishment; farm sergeants forbidden the use of intoxicants.

Only under direction of at

least two members of board.

Whipping not exceeding 20 lashes on the bare rump and thigh to prisoners of the third class; strap to be of leather, not over 21⁄2 inches wide and 24 inches long, attached to a wooden handle;

R. S.

1897,

C. 75,

Sec. 40. R. S. 1906, C. 107, Sec. 3602.

Sec. 3617.

R. S.

1909,

C. 360, Sec. 23. R. S.

1911, Title 19, Page 1637.

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FLORIDA

KANSAS

8. Showering with Cold Water is prohibited in:

9. Stocks are prohibited in:

10. Crucifix, Yoke and Buck are prohibited in:

R. S. 1897, C.

75, Sec. 40.
R. S. 1907, Sec.
9736.

R. S. 1909, C. 47,
Art. 6, Sec. 153.
R. S. 1907, Sec.
2266.

Laws of 1905, C. 213.

R. S. 1909, C. 47,
Art. 9, Sec. 153.

II. Punishment Injurious to Mind or Body is prohibited in:

Binding the limbs or any member thereof or keeping prisoner in painful posture.

R. S. 1906, Art.
6, Sec. 4139.
R. S. 1909, C.
108, Art. 30,
Sec. 8583.

12. Greater or More Severe Punishment than Prescribed by Board is pro

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IV

HOW CAN HE BE WORKED?

The prisoner is the property of the state or a subdivision of the state while he is in penal servitude. This property right the state or its subdivision may lease or retain for its own use, the manner being set forth in state constitutions and acts of legislatures.'

1. He May be Leased to Individuals for Work Outside the Institution :

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TENNESSEE

1352.

con

R. S.

1902,

C. 20,

Sec.

777.

Laws of

The more able. bodied shortterm convicts, not otherwise employed or that cannot be employed within the walls or on the farm, may be employed under contract in roadbuilding, farming, etc., where competing the least with free labor. Any contract of more than ninety days to be approved by Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General.

1897, C. 125, Sec. 31.

2. Leased to Individuals for Work Inside the Institution.

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