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16 Inmates Indicted in Attack at Shirley Prison
Sixteen inmates have been indicted on a total of 109 charges in an attack last month at Massachusetts prison that left four correction officers injured, prosecutors said Thursday. A Worcester County grand jury handed up 109 indictments Thursday charging the 16 inmates at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s office. The charges stem…
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Female Correction Officer Assaulted at Shirley Prison
A female correction officer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon by an inmate at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, in Shirley, Massachusetts, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. The attack happened around noon in one of the prison’s restrictive housing units while the officer was dispensing medication through the food slot of the inmate’s door, the spokesman...
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Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Retaliation After Mass. Prison Attack
A lawsuit is being filed over alleged retaliation at a prison in Shirley, Massachusetts, following an attack on a corrections officer.
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Baker Visits Prison Officers ‘Badly Injured' in Inmates' Assault
Over the weekend, Gov. Charlie Baker visited with the corrections officers hurt Friday in an attack at a prison in Shirley, Massachusetts. The attack at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, which began when an officer was surrounded and assaulted by inmates in a general population housing unit, left that officer hospitalized along with two others who intervened. Baker spoke with the…
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Corrections Officer Attacked Inside Mass. Prison
Shocking video shows a melee that left three corrections officers injured.
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Correction Officer Assaulted at Shirley Prison
A correction officer was assaulted Friday afternoon at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, authorities said.
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Correction Officer Assaulted by Inmates at Shirley Prison, Officials Say
A correction officer was assaulted Friday afternoon at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. Officials said the officer was taken to a hospital following the incident, along with two other officers who responded to the alleged assault. The officer was surrounded and assaulted by a number of inmates in…
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5 Officers Hurt at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center; Prison Now on Lockdown
A corrections officer was assaulted and four other prison guards were hospitalized following an incident Tuesday morning at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. The prison was locked down and remains so as a result of the incident, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.
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Correction Officer Accused of Assaulting Inmate
A correction officer at a Massachusetts prison was arrested after he allegedly assaulted an inmate. Thirty-five-year-old Joseph Sampson of Westminster, a guard at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, was charged with assault and battery on a person over 60, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.
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6 Inmates Indicted for Prison Brawl That Left Officers Injured, Facility Locked Down
Six inmates at the Sousa Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts were indicted Friday on assault charges that left six officers injured and the prison on lockdown.
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READ: Details of Aaron Hernandez's Suicide Letters Revealed in New Book
A new book written by high-profile criminal defense attorney Jose Baez reveals details of the suicide letters Aaron Hernandez wrote before hanging himself in prison last year.
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‘Beyond Excited': Aaron Hernandez's Fiancée Reveals Pregnancy
The former fiancee of Aaron Hernandez has announced she’s pregnant, more than a year after the New England Patriots star was found dead inside of his prison cell.
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Court Filings: Aaron Hernandez Owed $2M at Time of Death
Former football star Aaron Hernandez was $2 million in debt at the time of his death in April, according to new court filings obtained by the Boston Herald.
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Lawyer Says Aaron Hernandez Had ‘Severe Case' of CTE; Lawsuit Filed Against Patriots, NFL
Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez are suing the NFL and the New England Patriots over his death after a brain study showed the former football star suffered from a “severe case” of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Prison Inmate Sentenced for Threatening to Kill President Barack Obama
A former inmate at a Massachusetts correctional center was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in 2015.
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15 Inmates Charged in January Prison Riot
Fifteen inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts are facing charges in connection with a riot earlier this year that destroyed a housing unit.
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‘We Were Looking So Bright': Aaron Hernandez's Fiancée Breaks Silence in Interview With Dr. Phil
Aaron Hernandez’s fiancée is breaking her silence in a new interview with Dr. Phil.
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‘Know I'm Always With You': Aaron Hernandez's Letter to Fiancée Released
Prosecutors on Friday released an excerpt of the letter Aaron Hernandez wrote to his fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez, before he committed suicide last month.
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Documents Shed Light on Hernandez's Time in Prison
After a public records request, NBC Boston obtained more than 100 pages of documents, showing everything from what music he downloaded to conversations he had with inmates before his suicide.
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Inmate: Aaron Hernandez Mentioned Rumor That His Conviction Would Be Overturned If He Died in Prison
After a public records request, NBC Boston obtained more than 100 pages of documents, showing everything from what music he downloaded to conversations he had with inmates before his suicide.