PRESS RELEASES Featured Aug 16, 2022 SHERIFF TOMPKINS ENDORSED BY MAYOR MICHELLE WU Aug 16, 2022 Aug 16, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 SHERIFF TOMPKINS ENDORSED BY CORRECTION OFFICERS LOCAL 419 Jul 1, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 Jun 17, 2022 SHERIFF TOMPKINS ENDORSED BY MAJOR LABOR UNIONS Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022 May 20, 2022 SHERIFF TOMPKINS ENDORSED BY MAJORITY OF BOSTON ELECTED OFFICIALS May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 Apr 22, 2022 SHERIFF TOMPKINS’ CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF WITH ROUSING ENDORSEMENT FROM U.S. SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN Apr 22, 2022 Apr 22, 2022 IN THE NEWS Featured Apr 15, 2022 BOSTON BLACK NEWS RON BELL OF DUNK THE VOTE AND SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF STEVEN W. TOMPKINS Apr 15, 2022 Apr 15, 2022 Feb 2, 2022 Elected officials of color in Boston say the protests aimed at Mayor Wu have gone too far Feb 2, 2022 Feb 2, 2022 Jan 16, 2022 Sheriff Tompkins still ‘ready to assist’ on Mass. and Cass Jan 16, 2022 Jan 16, 2022 Dec 6, 2021 Massachusetts to provide job training for formerly incarcerated residents Dec 6, 2021 Dec 6, 2021 Nov 15, 2021 Bill would let Tompkins hold men solely for substance use treatment Nov 15, 2021 Nov 15, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 ‘We’re not trying to hurt anybody’: Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins pushes back against critics of his proposal to address Mass. and Cass Nov 8, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 Oct 27, 2021 New court could be operating in Suffolk County jail as early as next week Oct 27, 2021 Oct 27, 2021 Oct 27, 2021 Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility Oct 27, 2021 Oct 27, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Suffolk County Sheriff says courtroom in his jail will soon open to help address ‘Mass. and Cass’ addiction crisis Oct 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Gov. Baker supports sheriff's plan for 'Mass. and Cass' Oct 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 AG Healey Backs Plan To Involuntarily Commit Mass And Cass Inhabitants In Closed Detention Center Oct 7, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 Aug 2, 2021 Suffolk sheriff demands meeting with mayor and law enforcement to review safety outside jail Aug 2, 2021 Aug 2, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 Sheriffs departments agree to shave costs of phone calls for inmates Jun 22, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 GANG UNIT, SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF AND B-2 DETECTIVES ARREST DANGEROUS FUGITIVE WEDNESDAY MORNING Jun 16, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Boston's Historic Race For Mayor Matters To The Entire Region. Why Aren't More People Paying Attention? Jun 4, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 May 27, 2021 Mayoral Candidates Talk 'Mass And Cass' Solutions May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 Jan 13, 2021 Sheriff won't be riding into City Hall Jan 13, 2021 Jan 13, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi selected as vice president of Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 Oct 5, 2020 Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins hosting panels on increasing voter participation among men of color Oct 5, 2020 Oct 5, 2020 Jul 8, 2020 Markey, Kennedy Make Their Pitch To Suffolk County Inmates Jul 8, 2020 Jul 8, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 ‘Our Rosa Parks Moment’: Sheriff Tompkins Kneels In Solidarity With Protesters Jun 5, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 Oct 13, 2019 Tompkins: Local needs— not politics—drove decision to end ICE contract Oct 13, 2019 Oct 13, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins On Why He's Cutting Ties With ICE Oct 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 Suffolk Sheriff Ends Contract With ICE To Make Room For More Female Inmates Oct 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 In the news: Steven W. Tompkins Sep 20, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 Jul 24, 2019 Suffolk County Sheriff Focuses On Rehabilitation Of Inmates, Not Punishment Jul 24, 2019 Jul 24, 2019 Oct 4, 2018 City council meeting at jail questions needs of inmates Oct 4, 2018 Oct 4, 2018 May 30, 2018 Jail program aims to assist recovering addicts May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018