Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 5 (2026)

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Section 5. If there are several jails in a county, the sheriff may cause the prisoners to be confined in any of them.

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Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Samuel S., a Juv., 69 N.E.3d 573 (Mass. 2017).

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Commonwealth v. Samuel S., a Juv., 69 N.E.3d 573 (Mass. 2017). “123A, § 14 (a) (“The person named in the [sexually dangerous person] petition shall be confined to a secure facility for the duration of the trial”); G. L. c. 126, § 5 (“If there are several jails in a county, the sheriff may cause the prisoners to be confined in any of them ”);…”

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