Article I. Declaration of Rights
Article I, Section 13
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
That no person arrested and confined in jail shall be treated with unnecessary rigor.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
In plain English
People arrested and held in jail may not be treated with unnecessary harshness.
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