Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
Section 408 - GROUP I-3
Subsection 408.1 - General
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Occupancies in Group I-3 shall comply with the provisions of Sections 408.1 through 408.10 and other applicable provisions of this code (see Section 308.4).
408.1.1 Definition. The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown herein.
CELL. A room within a housing unit in a detention or correctional facility used to confine inmates or prisoners.
CELL TIER. Levels of cells vertically stacked above one another within a housing unit.
HOUSING UNIT. A dormitory or a group of cells with a common dayroom in Group I-3.
SALLYPORT. A security vestibule with two or more doors or gates where the intended purpose is to prevent continuous and unobstructed passage by allowing the release of only one door or gate at a time.
