2-13-12 Recent Photo - Students from Southeastern Regional Vocational High School who enrolled in the "Community Emergency Response Team" Program were awarded certificates for their accomplishments. 15 students graduated from the program.
12-26-12 New photo gallery featuring inmate work crews throughout Bristol County
The Bristol County Sheriff’s Community Work Program has been helping the communities of Bristol County for several years. The Sheriff's Program includes an Anti-Graffiti Unit, multiple paint crews, and a variety of work programs that save cities and towns thousands of dollars annually.
Recent Photo - A Law Enforcement Training Seminar was recently held at the Bristol County Sheriff's Office regarding Transnational Gangs, Drug Cartels and Terrorism. Various law enforcement agencies attended the event. Key speakers included:
Robert Najmulski, a Ret. Deputy Sheriff for Orange and Los Angeles Counties, & a Field Representative for the Federation For American Immigration Reform
Sgt. Richard Valdemar, Retired LASD, & International Gang Expert
12-10-12 New Training Website: Click Here to view the new BCSO Training Division Website. Watch a video showing what recruits go through during an academy.
12-7-12 Bail Notification: Click Here For updated information on bail procedures and times.
10-23-12 Mail Information: Click here for updated information about sending mail to an inmate at the Dartmouth House of Correction, ICE, or the Ash Street Jail.
10-22-12 RECENT VIDEO Keller @Large: BOSTON (CBS) – The impact of the drug lab scandal on Bristol County was one of the topics WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller covered Sunday on “Keller @ Large” as he sat down with Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson. Click here to view the video
10-2-12 RECENT VIDEO: Sheriff Hodgson Threatens to Close Jail - FOX25 TV. Click here to view the video interview
7-19-12 RECENT PHOTO: Vested Interest in K-9s Inc. is a non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to providing bullet and stab protective vests for law enforcement K-9′s throughout the United States. The organization recently donated 6 new canine protective vests to the Bristol County Sheriff's Office. From left to right are K9 Officers Gene Robinson, Sgt. Paul Douglas, Lt. Jeffrey Williams, Sandy Marcel from Vested Interest, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, Chris Medeiros and Brennan Bulgar.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. 2013 Calendar features Bristol County Sheriff’s Office K9 teams
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. announces their 2013 color calendar featuring two K9 teams from the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. The calendar is now on sale for $15.00 online and at select retailers. Proceeds from the sales will provide bullet and stab protective vests for police dogs actively working without the potentially life saving equipment.
5-17-12 RECENT PHOTO: Sheriff Thomas Hodgson takes part in "Volunteer Appreciation Night" and recognized 23 individuals who volunteer their time to support our staff and inmate population. To the Sheriff's left is James Rioux, Volunteer Services Coordinator for the Bristol County Sheriff's Office. For more information about volunteer services, please click here.
5-15-12 Click here for a list of upcoming "IRIS" scannings in the community
5-15-12 Sheriff Hodgson Interviewed on Emily Rooney Show WGBH TV Video
5-15-12 Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson and Carol Rose, Executive Director of the ACLU, discuss Secure Communities NECN TV Video
5-15-12 Sheriff welcomes ICE, local officers sharing crime infoBoston Herald
5-15-12 Inmates to fix Freetown Town Hall ramp, repaint lib... Herald News
5-9-12 Immigration Reform: Secure Communities to be activated in Mass.
(Fox News Boston) - Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald, Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, all longtime supporters of Secure Communities, recently joined the FOX 25 Morning News.
4-23-12 Inmate Brenda Costa (center) stands with members from the Partner's Village Store & Kitchen. The employees delivered boxes of books that were donated as part of "World Book Night." From left are Lisa Cusick, Deborah Brooke, Inmate Brenda Costa, Jan Hall and Debbie Torre. (Click here for the full story on Herald News)
4-10-12 Should fingerprints be passed along to FBI? NECN TV
(NECN TV) - Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who is for Secure Communities, joined "The Morning Show" to discuss the issue.
2-21-12 Immigration Reform: Push for Secure Communities
(FOX 25/MyFoxBoston.com) - The illegal immigration debate is heating up again following the arrest of a suspected illegal immigrant in Milford for a stabbing. Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is interviewed in the Fox 25 Studio.
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.
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)
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)
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)
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...
ABC NEWS - 
