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While 31 states have now banned corporal punishment, these states still allow it: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.
Illinois law punishes child abusers harshly. In addition to infliction of excessive corporal punishment, other behaviors that can lead to a child-abuse charge include: Inflicting physical injury that disfigures, impairs or kills the child; Creating a substantial risk of physical injury to the child; Torturing the child;