{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-55","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 31-2A-55","heading":"(Article 55.) Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited.","body":"Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment may not be adjudged by a court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this code. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.","path":["Title 31 Military Affairs and Civil Defense.","Chapter 2A Military Justice.","Part VIII Sentences."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=31-2A-55","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"d90e1f41a61eabe6990b3ead6bca637e7e175665d913ab77aa47e43a7fc83f37","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-54","next":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}