{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 15","heading":"Sentence to jail or house of correction in any county","body":"Section 15. Whoever is convicted of a crime, punishable by imprisonment in the jail or house of correction, may be sentenced to a jail or house of correction of any county, and the master or keeper shall receive and detain him in the same manner as if he had been sentenced by a court sitting in the county where such jail or house of correction is situated.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 279"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter279/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:23Z","sha256":"2c60b73cd78ff9034e54b513881cbe8fecf40114711dddee4d9d096942f0883e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}