{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-38","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 38","heading":"Use of gags","body":"Section 38. Punishment by the use of the gag shall not be allowed in any penal, reformatory or charitable institution. An officer of any such institution who uses a gag as a punishment shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 127"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter127/Section38","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:04Z","sha256":"9018d195ae8f40c358cbbac07b0902547f7fdb75372ede6daa21b5a606651a7b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-37","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-38a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}