In Massachusetts You can get as long as a 2 1/2 year sentence in county jail. You also can't get a state prison sentence from a district court. You have to be i

In Massachusetts You can get as long as a 2 1/2 year sentence in county jail. You also can't get a state prison sentence from a district court. You have to be indicted and sentenced in Superior Court to do state prison time. In theory You could be sentenced to 3 consecutive 2 1/2 year county jail sentences in a District Court, that is rare, I believe. Contempt of Court is an outlier that is served in a county jail, but with a possible life sentence.