Bristol County House of Correction

Michelle Carter, the woman convicted of convincing her boyfriend through text messages to commit suicide, has been denied parole by the state Board.

The group lined the parade route to rally against Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, holding signs and shouting at the Sheriff as he walked by.

A spokesman for the Bristol County Sheriff did not say where or why Carter has been moved.

Another protest took place outside the Bristol County House of Correction on Saturday as large crowd armed with signs, chants, and even tubas gathered outside.

A group of protestors that cemented themselves to the gates of the Bristol County House of Correction on Monday have been removed and arrested on multiple charges.

A group totaling roughly thirty people made their way from the UMASS Dartmouth School of Law up to the Bristol County House of Correction on Friday to protest alleged mistreatment of inmates by prison staff.

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.

Bristol County prosecutors say they do not oppose a request from former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez to move him to a jail closer to his Boston attorneys.
However, in their written transfer request, Hernandez's lawyers accused the administrator of the Bristol County House of Correction, Sheri…

Aaron Hernandez's lawyers are asking a judge to transfer the former New England Patriots star to a jail closer to Boston, citing safety and other concerns.
Hernandez's Boston-based attorneys, in a request filed Friday, say they have to travel too far to meet him at the Bristol County jail i…

Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson has big plans for the former Shawmut Diner. Phil and Celeste Paleologos donated the diner to the Bristol County House Of Correction. It was moved there Tuesday. Hodgson wants to use the diner to teach food service skills to inmates in the pre-release program, and p…