Separation of Convicts - Male and Female

It shall be unlawful to chain together or to confine together in the same room or compartment male and female convicts. (Code 1886, §4658; Code 1896, §4493; Code 1907, §6547; Code 1923, §3643; Acts 1931, No. 89, p. 166; Code 1940, T. 45, §52.)