Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 279:19: Place of imprisonment of females convicted of felony
What this law says, in plain English
This statute specifies where female prisoners convicted of felonies must serve sentences—at a designated state facility or in local jail if the sentence doesn't exceed two and one half years.
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