What Sheriffs Say

Sheriff Frank Cousins, Essex County

CJPC's Annual Dinner April 20, 2005 featured guest speaker Sheriff Frank Cousins of Essex County. Sheriff Cousins addressed the challenges of reform in the DOC and at the county level drawing from his experience as a member of Governor's Commission on Corrections Reform ("GCCR"); the follow-up to that commission's report: DOC's Advisory Council; and the Lt. Governor's Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation.

More about Cousins' speech

Sheriff Michael J. Ashe, Jr., Hampden County

CJPC's September 2004 Conference, Harm or Help: The Criminalization of Mental Illness and Addiction featured keynote speaker Sheriff Michael J. Ashe, Jr. of Hampden County. Sheriff Ashe spoke about the social conditions leading to incarceration, his innovations in programming, and challenges he faces as sheriff.

A summary of Ashe's keynote address