FENWAY PARK The Bristol County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard was recently selected to Present the Colors at a Red Sox Game.

Fenway Park, Boston, MA August 27th, 2011 (Click here for more photographs)

 
 
 
RECENT PHOTO 9-19-11 Mac Bledsoe, father of former Patriots Player Drew Bledsoe, speaks to staff members at the Darmouth House of Correction. A career schoolteacher and coach of 31 years, Mr. Bledsoe has the gift of communicating with both parents and young people. He is the founder of "Parenting with Dignity," an program that promotes good parenting skills across the country.
 
 
6-1-11 VIDEO CLIP: Inmates in the Bristol County House of Correction - Therapeutic Music Program perform for other inmates and staff (Youtube Video)
 
 
 
 
6-2-11 RECENT PHOTO: Inmates from the Bristol County House of Correction Work Program help to transfer cases of water to Somerset residents who have been affected by the townwide water ban. (Herald News Article)
 
 
 
5-3-11 Bristol County Sheriff Hodgson: Bin Laden's Death a Display of American Resolve. Click here for full story: (Herald News Article)
 
 
5-23-11 RECENT PHOTO: A Memorial Service is held honoring all officers and staff who have died while employed by the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
 
 
3-21-11 Sheriff Hodgson speaks with Howie Carr (Click here for audio clip)
 
 
 
1-5-11 Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson was sworn into office on January 5th for his third term. Video Clips Online News Article: News Article
 
 
Department News: Peaceworks is joint collaboration between the Boys & Girls Club, The Sheriff's Office, and Umass Dartmouth. (nbpeaceworks.org)
 
 
7-29-10: Certificate of Appreciation, ICE Translation: (My Backyard News)
7-28-10: Taunton kids Catalogued for Safety’s Sake: (Taunton Gazette)
7-20-10: Inmates Save Attleboro Cash - The Sun Chronicle: (Full Web Story)
7-20-10: Release: The United States Attorney's Office: (Press Release)
7-20-10: (FBI) Department of Justice Press Release: (FBI Press Release)
7-19-10: Sheriff Hodgson on "Fox & Friends": (Fox News Television - Video)
7-13-10: Sheriff Wants to Do Away With Prisoner Pay: (WBZ Radio)
 
News Video: Sheriff wants to cut inmate wages - Fox TV: (Fox News Boston)
News Video: Sheriff wants to stop paying prisoners: (Turn to 10 TV, RI)
News Video: NECN Broadside: Charging inmates (NECN Television - Video)
 
 
 
4-25-11 Kenneth Scarborough, Pastor of Somerset Baptist and Career Specialist in our Work Readiness Program, has passed away. (More Info)
 
 
 
 
     
     
 
 
 
12-24-10 Inmates from the Dartmouth Women's Center take part in the new Therapeutic Music Program. Christmas Performance at DWC 12-17-10
 
 
8-26-10 Inmates Paint Attleboro Police Station Interior: (The Sun Chronicle)
 
 
11-24-10 Inmates from the Dartmouth House of Correction Assembled 450 Food Boxes and bags at the Salvation Army, 619 Purchase St., New Bedford. The boxes were distributed to the less fortunate for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
 
 
9-28-10 Ch10: Sheriff Hodgson is interviewed about bullying: (WJAR Ch 10)
 
9-1-10 Agreement Signed: North Attleboro Triad Program: (Sun Chronicle)
 
 
8-26-10 Anti-Bully Conference at Sheriff's Department: (Standard Times)
8-26-10 Anti-Bully Conference at Sheriff's Department: (FR Herald News)
 
 
 
Sheriff Hodgson meets with Timothy Smith of Troop 170 in Dartmouth
 
 
 
 

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is offering personal preparedness tips for all citizens:

 
 
 
 
 
Recent News: Dartmouth Police Department Joins SCAT Program
 
 
 
Sheriff Presides at Graduation Exercise for New Class of Officers
 
Featured Story: Remembering A K9 Partner (Newspaper Article)
 
H1N1 Information
 
Department News: NB Voc-Tech students join BCSO to provide IRIS scanning to residents at Fairhaven Senior Center (Click here for more information)
 
 
Miss Massachusetts Donates Books to Inmate Storybook Program (Link)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Department News: 1-31-10: Due to the overwhelming support of the Haiti Relief Project, the Sheriff's Department will cease accepting donations on 1-31-10. (Click here for more information)
 

 
Sheriff Hodgson Recognizes Community Service of Voc-Tech Students
 
 
 
Sheriff Hodgson Donates Department Boat to Swansea Police (video)
 

 
 
 

 
(1-17-10) Haiti Relief Effort - Local Law Enforcement
 

 
 
 

Department News: 12-22-09: Bishop Coleman visits Dartmouth House of Correction; Christmas Mass for Inmates (Click here for more information)

Department News: 12-10-09: Sheriff's Department supports Gun Prevention Presentation at Keith High School (Click here for more information)

Internet Safety: 12-9-09: Internet Crimes Against Children - Bristol County Sheriff's Office is now an affiliate of ICAC (Click here for more information)

11-20-09 H1N1 Resources & Links; How To Protect You and Your Family (Click here for more information)


10-5-09: Inmate Industries Program Recognized For Wood Refinishing And Carpentry Program (Click here for a local newspaper article)

10-2-09: "Debt to Society" An article Regarding Sheriff Hodgson's $5 "Pay to Stay" Program (Fall River Herald News, October 2, 2009)

9-30-09: State's High Court Intervenes, Will Hear Sheriff's $5-a-Day Fee Argument (New Bedford Standard Times)

9-9-09: Bristol County Correctional Officer Kevin Coelho Recognized For Intervention In Home Invasion (Click here for a local newspaper article)

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
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The K-9 Unit is pleased to annouce a $5,000 donation (Full Story)
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit is pleased to announce a $5,000 donation from Del Monte Pet Products and Milk-Bone in partnership with Stop & Shop towards the purchase of a new police dog. This donation is part of an on-going effort to support local law enforcement and security preparedness nationwide.
Thirty representatives of the area's criminal justice and social service agencies came together on Thursday at the Bristol County Jail and House of Correction for the introductory session of Reclaiming Futures, an approach aimed at giving adolescents with drug problems the support they need to stay out of jail and lead successful lives...
“Death caused by overdoses of heroin and other opioids, such as oxycontin, rose more than 7 percent per year from 2000-2006 in Massachusetts. 2/3 of all poisonings reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) during 2006 were the result of opioid overdoses...
The word "hero" gets a bit threadbare from overuse, but I believe that there is no other way to describe the men and women charged with the care and custody of the inmates in the penal institutions of this country....
The 13-day odyssey in which Anthony Fly, an alleged multiple rapist, tried to flee from the inevitable ended last Monday only a few miles from where it began when he was apprehended while hitchhiking with $800 in his pocket on Route 6 in Westport.
DARTMOUTH - The Commission on Accreditation for Corrections has awarded accreditation to the Bristol County House of Correction according to an announcement sent to Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson by...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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