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The Daily Free Press

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Candidates run unopposed in Suffolk County

Jessie O’Leary November 9, 2022
2 Boston are candidates discuss their campaigns as they run unopposed in their general elections
Boston mayoral candidates John Barros, Andrea Campbell, Kim Janey, Annissa Essaibi George, Jon Santiago and Michelle Wu at the Suffolk County House of Corrections May 28. The candidates addressed criminal justice reform, mental health resources and more at their first in-person mayoral forum. COURTESY OF PETER VAN DELFT

Suffolk County Sheriff Department holds first in-person 2021 mayoral forum

Madison Mercado June 2, 2021
Six Boston mayoral candidates debated in the first in-person forum of the year last Wednesday.
A special Boston City Council meeting was held at the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston on Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City council meeting at jail questions needs of inmates

Sarika Ram April 4, 2018
As state legislators consider a sweeping criminal justice bill, Boston city councilors too are considering the needs of inmates and providers who work with them.
Andrea Campbell, Michelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley, Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, Annissa Essaibi George, Lydia Edwards, Kim Janey in Roxbury on Monday evening. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Female city councilors talk representation, leading in Boston

Sophia Brown February 28, 2018
A town hall-style meeting highlighted the female Boston city councilors and how they portray representation as women of color in local government Tuesday night.
EDIT: Minimum Security, Less Than Minimum Wage

EDIT: Minimum Security, Less Than Minimum Wage

Editors March 2, 2015

A man named Anthony Whyte has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department for underpaying the employees who work at the Suffolk County Jail. Whyte said he, along with...

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