FOUR PRISONERS at Massachusetts penal institutions succumbed to COVID-19 during the past week, bringing the total number of deaths under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction to 15 for the duration of the pandemic.
Young man dies of drug overdose in Boston police lockup
October 31, 2019
WCVB
Kathy Curran
Deaths in police custody underscore dangers for people arrested with drug issues
July 30, 2019
The Boston Globe
By Michael Levenson
Massachusetts Sees Highest Number Of Inmate Suicides Since 2014
WGBH and New England Center for Investigative Reporting March 19, 2018 By Chris Burrell and Jenifer McKim Fourteen inmates died by suicide in Massachusetts prisons and jails in 2017, the highest such number of deaths since 2014, according to state and county data. Those who died include four who hanged themselves in state prisons and 10 […]
Bristol County Report On Inmate Suicides Leaves Out Key Details
WGBH and New England Center for Investigative Reporting March 18, 2018 By Chris Burrell and Jenifer McKim Nine months ago, Kellie Pearson was driving in Fall River when she got a frantic call from her daughter telling her to call the Bristol County jail immediately. Pearson dialed and got an officer at the jail. “I knew,” […]
Inmate’s apparent suicide in Bristol County jail renews concerns about sheriff
June 15, 2017 Boston Globe By Chris Burrell and Jenifer McKim Bristol County officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a 47-year-old inmate at the county jail in North Dartmouth, prompting renewed criticism of the jail’s management under Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. The death of Michael Ray, of Fall River, on Saturday is the second suspected […]
Following Hernandez’s Death, A Discussion Of Suicide In Custody
April 19, 2017 WBUR By Deborah Becker Leslie Walker, executive director of Prisoners’ Legal Services, joins WBUR to discuss Aaron Hernandez’s suicide in his prison cell. Listen here or on the WBUR website:
Report blames state government for suicide of mentally ill inmate at Bridgewater State Hospital
By Shira Schoenberg MassLive June 27, 2016 On April 7, 2016, Leo Marino tried to commit suicide by choking himself with toilet paper. The staff at Bridgewater State Hospital, where Marino was confined, ordered that his access to toilet paper be curbed and he be placed under 24/7 suicide watch. A specially trained observer was sent […]
5 Investigates: Young man dies in state custody
By Kathy Curran 5 Investigates – WCVB Boston May 16, 2016 Tony Dunn’s son Sam died in the rear compartment of an Essex County Sheriff’s Department transport van within 24 hours of leaving Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport after going to the emergency room for help. Sam Dunn was found unresponsive in the sheriff’s department […]