The Barnstable County Correctional Facility is the county jail for
Barnstable County
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. Its shire town is Barnstable. The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Duk ...
. It was opened in 2004, replacing
an earlier structure from the 1930s. The building also houses the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff,
James M. Cummings
James M. Cummings (born in South Boston, Massachusetts) was the sheriff of Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Early life
Cummings served in the United States Navy. He graduated with a BS from Northeastern University and a Masters in Criminal Just ...
hired former
Massachusetts 10th district congressional candidate,
Jeff Perry as "special sheriff" on 25 January 25, 2011.
[CCT] The facility is located within the established boundaries of
Massachusetts Military Reservation
The Joint Base Cape Cod is a state-designated joint base created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States War Department in 1935. Governor James Curley signed the state bill to allocate and purchase land for a military facili ...
, though it is outside the gated and fenced security perimeter and is thus accessible by the general public.
References
External links
Sheriff's office homepage
2004 establishments in Massachusetts
Bourne, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
County government buildings in Massachusetts
Government buildings completed in 2004
Prisons in Massachusetts
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