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Following Bristol County Jail Uprising, Sheriff Calls for Help Making Changes to Units
The April 21 uprising of inmates at Massachusetts’ Bristol County House of Correction brought to light issues that will the county’s sheriff says will take big money to change. Inmates caused extensive damage in the incident that shut down the jail in Dartmouth for hours, smashing windows, flipping beds, fashioning weapons, strewing trash around and more in protest over plans…
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New Photos Show Damage Done Inside Jail During Inmate Protest
Law enforcement have released new photos showing the aftermath of last week’s standoff at the Bristol County House of Correction.
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Photos Show Aftermath of Mass. Jail Protest That Caused Major Damage
Photos have been released of the extensive damage done in a protest that disrupted operations at Massachusetts’ Bristol County House of Correction on Friday. The images released by the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office showed equipment smashed, beds flipped over, weapons fashioned, trash strewn about the facility and more in the incident that shut down the jail in Dartmouth for...
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Inmates Removed After Standoff at Bristol County House of Correction
The sheriff’s office says more than a dozen inmates organized a standoff with law enforcement because they refused to be moved.
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Inmates at Mass. Jail Caused at Least $100K in Damage Protesting Attempts to Move Them
No one was hurt but there was significant destruction when a group of inmates decided to protest plans to move housing units at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, forcing correctional officers out of the unit and to call in backup. Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux said it all began when staff was trying to move inmates…
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Inmates Escape Jail and Go to IHOP
Two inmates in Newport News, Va., escaped from jail by using crude tools, but were apprehended while dining at a nearby IHOP.
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Inmates Escape Jail and Go to IHOP
Two inmates in Newport News, Va., escaped from jail by using crude tools, but were apprehended while dining at a nearby IHOP.