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 451.321 - Cell Size in New or Renovated Facilities
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Each cell in a new facility or a part of a facility constructed after the effective date of 105 CMR 451.000 should contain:
(A) For segregation and special management areas where inmates are usually locked in for greater than ten hours per day, at least 80 square feet of floor space for a single inmate.
(B) For inmates usually locked in for less than ten hours per day, contain at least 70 square feet of floor space for a single inmate.
Provided, however, two inmates may occupy a room or cell designed for double occupancy which has a floor space of 120 square feet.
Floor space shall be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area which does not include areas where floor-to-ceiling height is less than eight feet.
