The District Attorney's race has three Democrats and no Republican, which means September 1 is the election. Here is every contested race on the Suffolk County ballot, and why the sheriff is not one of them.
The Massachusetts state primary is Tuesday, September 1. Two deadlines have already passed, mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m., and unenrolled voters can vote without changing their registration.
A correction officer needs 160 hours of training. The sheriff who signs that training policy needs none. An examination of what Massachusetts requires of the official who runs its jails, and how Steven Tompkins came to run Suffolk County's.
Set the federal charges aside. The thirteen years before the indictment are documented in a State Auditor's report, his own signed campaign questionnaire, his department's newsletters, and the state payroll.
For five days the jury heard the government's theory from everyone except the man at the center of it. On Friday Frank Perullo testified for three hours. He has not been cross-examined yet, and that is the part that matters.
Essex County women are held a hundred miles away in Bourne, Middleton visiting rotates by housing unit, and the appointment line is open three hours a day. What to confirm before you drive to 20 Manning Avenue.
The only county in Massachusetts with an online inmate search, and the lookup does something most families never discover: it shows that person's own visiting schedule.
Every "Massachusetts inmate search" result failed you for the same reason: no statewide locator exists. Here is which system actually holds someone, and what to do in the first twelve hours.
Where is he, can I see him, and how do I get him money. The verified answers for both Suffolk County facilities, including the rules that get visits refused and mail returned.
A DCF worker is at the door and a deadline is already running. What the agency can require, what it cannot, why the standard for a finding is so low, and the thirty-day window most people miss.
