{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 23","heading":"Discharging prisoner","body":"Section 23. If no legal cause is shown for the imprisonment or restraint, the court or justice shall discharge the prisoner.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"e7c86dd51ae0bae3d3d73d411333a386a1a81ca7f79b6de90f4199af4327cc7b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}