California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2652.5

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1047.

No person employed by the Department of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, or any city or county jail facility shall place any chain or other mechanical restraint around the neck of any prisoner for any purpose. Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 2652.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-1-imprisonment-of-male-prisoners-in-state-prisons/chapter-4-treatment-of-prisoners/article-1-mistreatment-of-prisoners/section-2652.5

Other sections in Article 1 - Mistreatment of Prisoners

§ 2650§ 2651§ 2652§ 2652.5§ 2653§ 2656§ 2657

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