{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-55","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 55","heading":"Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited","body":"Article 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.\nPunishment 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":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section55","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"c9293e0dc87b0e6a6c38884d1505ff4433ec0e0707f9bb2b866e48d2976df5df","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-54","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}