{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-855","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 855","heading":"Art. 55. 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 any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 47—UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"13aa2926e2e7466320b2bbf5b751f3a70c1d6001eec5fa358f3623a787d8c68c","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-854","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-856"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}