People make mistakes, and some make worse mistakes than others. But stripping American citizens of their rights for life is wrong and it is thoughtless.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson responded to an investigation requested by Attorney General Maura Healey following allegations that question the safety of inmates held in Bristol County.
A lawsuit filed against officials at a Massachusetts county jail alleges that mentally ill inmates are often held in solitary confinement with little treatment.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has offered to send inmates to Texas to help with the cleanup from Hurricane Harvey, but there are some major hurdles to overcome on Beacon Hill before it can happen.
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State Representative Antonio Cabral has filed two bills this legislative session that take a direct shot at programs touted by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson.
The first bill, HD3417, would require that any inmate work programs be confined to within the borders of the Commonwealth...
Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says protesters who rallied outside the Ash Street Jail this past week raised the tension level inside the jail which almost sparked an incident.
Hodgson tells WBSM's Ken Pittman, problems started when protesters used a bull-horn to deliver their message...
Massachusetts prison officials are offering information to inmates whose sentences are coming to a close on how to apply for welfare benefits before their release. A prison official tells The Boston Herald the pilot program makes the convicts "aware of how to self-identity as disabled
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FALL RIVER - Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson formally offered to send local inmates to assist in the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border proposed by President-Elect Donald Trump.