{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 5","heading":"Confinement","body":"Section 5. If there are several jails in a county, the sheriff may cause the prisoners to be confined in any of them.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 126"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter126/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:03Z","sha256":"2581d193b675535bc2492292f1fa7852f823084fecb95a61824c90d34e800791","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}