{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-55","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-55","heading":"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 article. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.","PART VIII. SENTENCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-55/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:38Z","sha256":"6e6be99d82b680d3bbf60fb275c471a405cd8fb580ca9a4594719f0d7436beb9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-54","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}