Sheriff Tom Hodgson has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the shutdown of the ice facility at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
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May 21, 2021
Sheriff Tom Hodgson is reacting to the news that the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled its I.C.E. contract with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
Hodgson slammed Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, saying he’s “putting his left-wing political agenda above public safety.”
The Sheriff continued on, saying the move was nothing but a “political hit-job”.
Hodgson will be holding a press conference in Dartmouth to further respond to the end of the contract.
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A prisoner advocacy group is claiming there is a coronavirus outbreak at the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford but a spokesperson for Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says the accusation is simply not true.
The Bristol County for Correctional Justice said in a press release Friday that several local lawyers say their clients are reporting an outbreak at the aging facility. The organization says the reports are consistent with an alarming trend of coronavirus surges in correctional facilities throughout the state and the country.
âItâs a systemic thing happening in Bristol County,â New Bedford Attorney Colleen Tynan said in a statement. âItâs not a modern facility and Sheriff Tom Hodgson is choosing not to test.â