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 451.218 - Windows to Outdoors in New or Renovated Facilities
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.451
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Within a new facility or a part of a facility constructed or renovated after the effective date of 105 CMR 451.218:
(A) each inmate in the general population who is confined to a cell/room for less than ten hours per day, shall have access to natural light through an opening or window of at least three square feet between their cell and adjacent space.
(B) each inmate in the general population who is confined to a cell/room for more than ten hours per day, shall have access to natural light by means of an opening or window at least three square feet and providing a view to the outside.
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