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December 18, 2009

THE FACTS ABOUT TRUE COSTS OF CORRECTIONS

The Boston Foundation and Crime & Justice Institute Report on costs of Corrections in Massachusetts cited in the December 3rd Boston Globe is properly focused on reducing costs and recidivism while maintaining public safety. However, the Report, which relies on Massachusetts Department of Correction data, does not accurately describe Sheriffs’ actual workload, budget history or custody population.
September 22, 2009

Not Beyond Hope – Fall 2009

Not Beyond Hope is a publication made available by the Communications & External Affairs Division at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. This publication contains artwork, poetry, […]
September 22, 2007

Not Beyond Hope – Fall 2007

Not Beyond Hope is a publication made available by the Communications & External Affairs Division at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. This publication contains artwork, poetry, […]
September 22, 2006

Not Beyond Hope – Summer 2006

Not Beyond Hope is a publication made available by the Communications & External Affairs Division at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. This publication contains artwork, poetry, […]
April 15, 2004

HIRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS JOB ONE

As Sheriff of Suffolk County, I am responsible for staffing the largest Sheriff’s Department in the Commonwealth. With an average attrition rate of 15 employees per month and consecutive decreases in fiscal appropriations for the last three years, we are consistently challenged to maintain adequate staffing levels.
January 4, 2004

SUFFOLK COUNTY JAIL SEES SHARP RISE IN NUMBER OF MENTALLY ILL PRE–TRIAL DETAINEES

Thousands of men and women are committed to the Suffolk County Jail each year, and each receives the best possible medical care available. The Jail, located at 200 Nashua St. in Boston, processed more than 13,000 pre–trial detainees—men and women arrested—in 2003.