# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1A: County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1A
- **Heading:** County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 1A

## Text

Section 1A. In accordance with paragraphs (d) and (q) of section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-four the commissioner shall establish, and shall from time to time revise, minimum standards for the care and custody of all persons committed to county correctional facilities. Prior to establishing or revising such minimum standards the commissioner shall visit, consult with and receive the recommendations of the sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of the city of Boston. The commissioner shall require from the sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of the city of Boston periodic reports on the population, operation and conditions of all county correctional facilities. The commissioner may provide consultation services for the design and construction of facilities, studies and surveys of programs and administration and any other technical assistance he deems proper and necessary. In cooperation with the county commissioners and administrators of each county, the commissioner may develop and administer programs of grants-in-aid or subsidies for any county correctional facility.

Section 1A. In accordance with paragraphs (d) and (q) of section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-four the commissioner shall establish, and shall from time to time revise, minimum standards for the care and custody of all persons committed to county correctional facilities. Prior to establishing or revising such minimum standards the commissioner shall visit, consult with and receive the recommendations of the sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of the city of Boston. The commissioner shall require from the sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of the city of Boston periodic reports on the population, operation and conditions of all county correctional facilities.

The commissioner may provide consultation services for the design and construction of facilities, studies and surveys of programs and administration and any other technical assistance he deems proper and necessary. In cooperation with the county commissioners and administrators of each county, the commissioner may develop and administer programs of grants-in-aid or subsidies for any county correctional facility.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1A County correctional facilities; minimum standards; financial or other assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 1B Inspection of county correctional facilities; compliance with minimum standards; report; notice of violations; enforcement procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S1B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 2 Duty of superintendents to keep records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 3 Money and property of prisoners; records; custody and return; transmission to court; interest on deposits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 5 Calendar of prisoners; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 6 Service of process in penal or reformatory institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 7 Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 8 Prison books; contents; accessibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 9 Invoice books; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 10 Annual report to commissioner of correction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 12 Removal of unfaithful or incompetent officers or employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 13 Removal of incompetent jailers or keepers of houses of correction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S13.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 14 Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C127_S14.md)

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