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.

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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 {{US-prison-stub