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| Steven Tompkins Sworn-in as the New Sheriff of Suffolk County |
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| Published: 01/30/2013 |
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MASSACHUSETTS - Steven W. Tompkins, a ten-year veteran of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, has been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to serve as the new Sheriff of Suffolk County. In mid-December of 2012, Governor Patrick announced that then-Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral would be joining his administration as the Secretary of Public Safety for Massachusetts, thus creating a void that would need to be filled for the first time since 2002 – the year that both Cabral and Tompkins joined the Department. "As a dedicated public servant on the frontlines of crime prevention and re-entry rehabilitation, Steven brings first-hand knowledge and passion to this critical position," said Governor Patrick. "I am confident in his ability to serve Suffolk County in this role and I look forward to working with him to strengthen our re-entry programs and reduce youth violence." As Sheriff, Tompkins manages all operations at the Suffolk County House of Correction, the Nashua Street Jail and the Civil Process Division. In addition to providing care, custody and rehabilitative support for inmates and pre-trial detainees, Tompkins also oversees a management, security and administrative staff of over 1,000. In his former position, which he held since 2002, Sheriff Tompkins served as the Chief of the External Affairs and Communications Division where he created the Common Ground Institute (CGI), a vocational training and re-entry program that teaches marketable vocation skills in a classroom setting and allows inmates to hone those skills by renovating public lands and facilities throughout Suffolk County. One of CGI's most unique features is its job placement component for graduates with employers who hire with full knowledge of the offender's criminal history. Tompkins also initiated the Choice Program, which consists of Department officers who visit the schools of Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop and Revere to deliver on the program’s mission of helping young people to make positive choices for future success while reinforcing the theme of respect for oneself and for others around them. Officers speak with students about a variety of topics specific to today’s youths including the dangers of drug use and gang involvement, as well as the consequences of criminal activity. Read More. |
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