105 CMR 451.213
Recreational Space and Equipment
(A) The facility shall have indoor and outdoor space for active sports and large muscle activities.
(B) All new facilities built after July 1, 1999 shall have indoor and outdoor spaces for recreational
purposes, as follows:
(1) Outdoor exercise areas in facilities where 100 or more inmates utilize one recreation area shall
have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected to use the space at
one time, but not less than 1,500 square feet of unencumbered space.
(2) Outdoor exercise areas in facilities where less than 100 inmates have unlimited access to an
individual recreation area shall have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates
expected to use the space at one time, but not less than 750 square feet of unencumbered space.
(3) Covered and enclosed exercise areas in facilities where 100 or more inmates utilize one
recreation area shall have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected
to use the space at one time, but not less than 1,000 square feet of unencumbered space with a
minimum ceiling height of 18 feet.
(4) Covered and enclosed exercise areas where less than 100 inmates utilize one recreation area
shall have 15 square feet per inmate for the maximum number of inmates expected to use the space
at one time, but not less than 500 square feet of unencumbered space with a minimum ceiling height
of 18 feet.