{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-56","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-10-56","heading":"Unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term “penal institution” means any place of confinement for persons accused of or convicted of violating a law of this state or an ordinance of a municipality or political subdivision of this state.\n(b) No person legally confined to a penal institution shall commit an unlawful act of violence or any other act in a violent or tumultuous manner in a penal institution.\n(c) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than 20 years.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 10 Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 3 Escape and Other Offenses Related to Confinement"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b75a46d762c625361e08863b60d7f22290e231773e7ffc22b87343049dec30ee","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-55","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}