Boston Jail to Stop Housing Federal Immigration Detainees
By Associated Press
October 9, 2019 12:38 PM
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Boston's sheriff is ending his office's longtime relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying his jails will stop housing hundreds of federal detainees in order to house more female inmates.
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins maintained the move, which he announced late Tuesday, is not a political statement but an effort to improve the lives of incarcerated women, which he said is the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the country.
ICE has had a contract with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office since 2003, but the Suffolk County House of Correction, which is sometimes referred to as South Bay jail, has become a focal point of local protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies in recent years.
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