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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

CAPE FEAR: SHERIFF SIDES WITH TRUMP AND ICE, AGAINST CONSTITUENTS AND IMMIGRANTS

Written by EOIN HIGGINS Posted February 6, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

As the debate over immigration increases in urgency, the Massachusetts sheriff and his department are about to enter into a cooperation agreement with ICE, which would operationalize local forces to assist Trump’s regime in deporting undocumented people on the Cape.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: 287(g), ACLU, Barnstable, Cape Cod, cooperation, deportation, ice, immigration, jails, Massachusetts, raids, Sheriff James Cummings, Trump

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