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Mass Supreme Court Sides With Asshole Sheriff In Prison Phone Fee Decision

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 18, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The SJC ruling makes clear that it's up to the Legislature to prevent the Sheriff from charging families exorbitant telephone fees to fund the costs of running the Jail."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Bristol County, jails, news, prison

SPECIAL FEATURE: HAMPDEN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Written by SETH KERSHNER Posted July 3, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bristol County, corrections, criminal justice, feature, features, Hampden County, Human Rights Watch, incarcerations, longform, Massachusetts, pepper spray, Police, prisons, Springfield, The Shoestring, western Mass

CREDIBLE FEAR: SIHAM BYAH’S ‘DEHUMANIZING’ DEPORTATION LIMBO

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted December 5, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

This is not the first time that the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office has been at the center of controversy. Among other things, Bristol Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has made headlines for denying visitation rights to families of inmates, while last January he proposed sending his inmates to the southern border of the US to help build President Trump’s wall.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Bristol County, ice, immigration, Morocco, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Siham Byah

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