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March 18, 2017

Sheriff Tompkins Joins With DA Conley For: “Now You See” Photo Exhibit

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department recently teamed up with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for an unveiling and certificate ceremony in recognition of the “Now […]
March 18, 2017

Sheriff Tompkins, Mayor Walsh Launch New Recovery Partnership Program

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the start of a new collaborative program designed to improve the delivery of […]
February 5, 2017

Sheriff’s Department Coat Program Covers Ex-Offenders During Winter Months

As traditional winter in New England begins to take hold in earnest, citizens of Suffolk County are steeling themselves against the inevitable cold and snow likely […]
February 5, 2017

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM INITIATIVE

This past month, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Family Matters Program launched the Community Consortium Initiative, a series of meetings for service providers to foster community […]
November 2, 2016

VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR DEPARTMENT’S INCARCERATED ENCOURAGES CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, DISCOURAGES RECIDIVISM

Under the leadership of Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, Department staff members recently joined with representatives from a group of nonpartisan voting rights organizations to […]
November 2, 2016

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BRINGS NEW ACCENT TO COMMON GROUND CABLE PROGRAM

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department’s own Fernando Bossa recently stepped in as the interim host of the Department’s hour-long Common Ground program on Boston Neighborhood Network […]
November 2, 2016

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BRINGS 25 NEW OFFICERS ONLINE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department welcomed 25 former recruits of the Correction Officer Training Academy (COTA) Class 16–02 to the ranks of officers during a graduation […]
September 19, 2016

SHERIFF TOMPKINS, DEPARTMENT CONVENE “A CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE” BEFORE CROWD OF 350-PLUS AT ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department held a public discussion about race at Roxbury Community College. Sheriff Tompkins assembled a distinguished panel […]
September 19, 2016

Sheriff’s Department Program Aims To Help Inmates R.I.S.E. To Success

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department welcomed Boston City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley; President of “The Base,” Robert Lewis, Jr.; and community organizer Darren Howell to the […]
September 19, 2016

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Bids Farewell to Summer Enrichment Program Participants

Last month, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department celebrated the accomplishments of 19 Suffolk County Students enrolled in the Department’s Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). After having them […]