{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 23","heading":"Limitation of sentences of males to jails or houses of correction","body":"Section 23. No sentence of a male convict to imprisonment or confinement for more than two and one half years shall be executed in any jail or house of correction.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 279"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter279/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:23Z","sha256":"f0cdbd64f9c4a98b0fb4f702efd62708887f3e5033cce51523dade7888c17e18","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}