Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 451.000 - Minimum Health And Sanitation Standards And Inspection Procedures For Correctional Facilities
Section 451.213 - Recreational Space and Equipment
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.451
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The facility shall have indoor and outdoor space for active sports and large muscle activities.
(B) All new facilities built after July 1, 1999 shall have indoor and outdoor spaces for recreational purposes, as follows:
(1) Outdoor exercise
areas in facilities where 100 or more inmates utilize one recreation area shall
have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected to
use the space at one time, but not less than 1,500 square feet of unencumbered
space.
(2) Outdoor exercise areas
in facilities where less than 100 inmates have unlimited access to an
individual recreation area shall have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum
number of inmates expected to use the space at one time, but not less than 750
square feet of unencumbered space.
(3) Covered and enclosed exercise areas in
facilities where 100 or more inmates utilize one recreation area shall have 15
square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected to use the
space at one time, but not less than 1,000 square feet of unencumbered space
with a minimum ceiling height of 18 feet.
(4) Covered and enclosed exercise areas where
less than 100 inmates utilize one recreation area shall have 15 square feet per
inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected to use the space at one time,
but not less than 500 square feet of unencumbered space with a minimum ceiling
height of 18 feet.
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