Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-813
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Punishment prohibited before trial
Official statutory text
ARTICLE 13. Punishment prohibited before trial.
No person, while being held for trial, shall be subjected to
punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the
charges pending against him or her, nor shall the arrest or
confinement imposed upon him or her be any more rigorous than the
circumstances required to insure his or her presence, but he or she
may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for
infractions of discipline.
No person, while being held for trial, shall be subjected to
punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the
charges pending against him or her, nor shall the arrest or
confinement imposed upon him or her be any more rigorous than the
circumstances required to insure his or her presence, but he or she
may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for
infractions of discipline.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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