Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.310
221.310 Humane treatment of prisoners.
221.310. Humane treatment of prisoners. — It is hereby made the special duty of the court having criminal jurisdiction, at each term, to inquire and see that all prisoners are humanely treated.
(RSMo 1939 § 9206) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8537; 1919 § 12562; 1909 § 1584