# Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-9: Penalty for cruelty to prisoners

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-9

## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-9
- **Heading:** Penalty for cruelty to prisoners
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-9

## Text

If any officer or other person treat any prisoner in a cruel or

inhuman manner he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail

not exceeding twelve (12) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 4613.

## Nearby sections

- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-1 County commissioners - Inspection of jails](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-2 Prohibition against intoxicating beverages in jails](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-2.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-4 Jails to be kept clean - Care of prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-4.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-4.1 Administering medications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-4.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-4.2 Restraints on pregnant inmates – Access to certain persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-4.2.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-5 Bible furnished for each prisoner - Ministers to have](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-5.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-6 Courts may sentence to hard labor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-6.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-7 Marshal shall superintend labor in towns](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-7.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-9 Penalty for cruelty to prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-9.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-10 Protection from annoyance - Penalty for annoying prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-10.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-13 Escape when committed for capital offenses a felony](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-13.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-14 Removal of prisoners in case of fire](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-14.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-15 When a poor convict is held for fine and costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-15.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-16 Jails of state to receive federal prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-16.md)

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