diff --git a/focker.py b/focker.py
index 6ee936f..d9972e7 100644
--- a/focker.py
+++ b/focker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
+import argparse
 import yaml
 import os
 # from weir import zfs, process
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ from .volume import command_volume_create, \
 import sys
 from .zfs import zfs_init
 from .jail import command_jail_create, \
+    command_jail_start, \
+    command_jail_stop, \
+    command_jail_remove, \
+    command_jail_exec, \
     command_jail_run, \
     command_jail_list, \
     command_jail_tag, \
@@ -67,6 +72,23 @@ def create_parser():
     parser.add_argument('--mounts', '-m', type=str, nargs='+', default=[])
     parser.add_argument('--hostname', '-n', type=str)
 
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('start')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=command_jail_start)
+    parser.add_argument('reference', type=str)
+
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('stop')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=command_jail_stop)
+    parser.add_argument('reference', type=str)
+
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('remove')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=command_jail_remove)
+    parser.add_argument('reference', type=str)
+
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('exec')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=command_jail_exec)
+    parser.add_argument('reference', type=str)
+    parser.add_argument('command', type=str, nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, default=['/bin/sh'])
+
     parser = subparsers.add_parser('run')
     parser.set_defaults(func=command_jail_run)
     parser.add_argument('image', type=str)
diff --git a/jail.py b/jail.py
index cec9ee4..63af6d6 100644
--- a/jail.py
+++ b/jail.py
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ def jail_run(path, command, mounts=[]):
 def jail_stop(path):
     try:
         jid = get_jid(path)
-        subprocess.run(['jail', '-r', jid])
+        jailname = os.path.split(path)[-1]
+        subprocess.run(['jail', '-r', jailname])
     except ValueError:
         print('JID could not be determined')
+    # import time
+    # time.sleep(1)
     mi = getmntinfo()
     for m in mi:
         mntonname = m['f_mntonname'].decode('utf-8')
@@ -165,6 +168,32 @@ def command_jail_create(args):
     print(path)
 
 
+def command_jail_start(args):
+    name, _ = zfs_find(args.reference, focker_type='jail')
+    path = zfs_mountpoint(name)
+    jailname = os.path.split(path)[-1]
+    subprocess.run(['jail', '-c', jailname])
+
+
+def command_jail_stop(args):
+    name, _ = zfs_find(args.reference, focker_type='jail')
+    path = zfs_mountpoint(name)
+    jail_stop(path)
+
+
+def command_jail_remove(args):
+    name, _ = zfs_find(args.reference, focker_type='jail')
+    path = zfs_mountpoint(name)
+    jail_remove(path)
+
+
+def command_jail_exec(args):
+    name, _ = zfs_find(args.reference, focker_type='jail')
+    path = zfs_mountpoint(name)
+    jid = get_jid(path)
+    subprocess.run(['jexec', str(jid)] + args.command)
+
+
 def command_jail_run(args):
     base, _ = zfs_snapshot_by_tag_or_sha256(args.image)
     # root = '/'.join(base.split('/')[:-1])