Except as otherwise provided by Code Section 17-10-14, a child shall not be committed to an adult correctional facility or other facility used primarily for the execution of sentences of persons convicted of a crime.
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-34
Commitment to adult correctional facility prohibited
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Taylor ex rel. Walker v. Ledbetter (1987)
Most recently applied in Kathy Jo Taylor, a Minor, by and Through David S. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law as Guardian Ad Litem v. James G. Ledbetter, ph.d. (June 1987)
— Code 1981, § 15-11-34, enacted by Ga
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