The Barnstable County Correctional Facility is the county jail for Barnstable County. It was opened in 2004, replacing an earlier structure

Barnstable County Jail and House of Correction

The Barnstable County Jail and House of Correction is the former county jail for Barnstable County. It was opened in the 1930s as a replacement for the second Barnstable Jail, which was constructed in 1821, itself a replacement for the Old Jail, the oldest wooden jail in America. During the 1990s...

 from the 1930s. The building also houses the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff, James M. Cummings

James M. Cummings

James M. Cummings is the current sheriff of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He is a former United States Navy personell as well.-External links:*...

 hired disgraced Massachusetts 10th district

Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

Massachusetts's 10th congressional district is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts, and all of Cape Cod and the islands. With a population of 635,901 and a land area of , it is the most populous of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts and the...

 congressional candidate, Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry (politician)

Jeffrey Davis "Jeff" Perry is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who represented the 5th Barnstable District from 2003-2011...

 as "special sheriff" on 25 January 25, 2011. The facility is located within the established boundaries of Massachusetts Military Reservation

Massachusetts Military Reservation

The Massachusetts Military Reservation, is a military reservation 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 facility, and establishing a formal commission to...

, though it is outside the gated and fenced security perimeter and is thus accessible by the general public.