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Inmate Stabs Correction Officer Multiple Times In Lancaster Prison Attack Inmate Stabs Correction Officer Multiple Times In Lancaster Prison Attack
Inmate Stabs Correction Officer Multiple Times In Lancaster Prison Attack A Massachusetts Correction Officer is recovering after being stabbed multiple times with a "handmade weapon" at a prison in Central Massachusetts this week, according to officials. Staff at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster reported a fight between three inmates around 6 p.m. on Monday, May 22, Deputy Director of Communications for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections Jason Dobson told Daily Voice.  As officers responded to the scene, one inmate struck an officer multiple times the weapon. They were immediately subdued and secured within minutes, Dobson said…

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by David Cifarelli
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Massachusetts Corrections Officer Suspended After Arrested For Drug Charges Massachusetts Corrections Officer Suspended After Arrested For Drug Charges
Massachusetts Corrections Officer Suspended After Arrested For Drug Charges A Massachusetts corrections officer is suspended after he was arrested on drug-related charges, authorities said. Vito Forlano, of Attleboro, was arrested while arriving to work at MCI-Norfolk on Thursday, Sept. 1, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office said.  He was later arraigned on three counts of possession of a class B drug, distribution of a Class B drug and delivering an article to a prisoner in Wrentham District Court, the office said.  Forlano was placed on a $1,000 bail and ordered to stay away from MCI-Norfolk. He is due back in court on Nov. 4, the office…

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by David Cifarelli
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Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack
Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack A Massachusetts corrections officer is fighting for his life after he was brutally attacked by an inmate while on duty, sources tell Daily Voice.  Officer Matthew Tidman, age 36, was attacked by an inmate with a metal object in the gymnasium at MCI-Shirley in Shirley on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 31. Tidman is now in a coma where he remains in critical condition, a GoFundMe organized on his behalf says.  "Matt is someone who is the first to lend a helping hand no matter the situation and now is our time to do the same for him and his family," the campaign reads. The GoFundMe is looki…

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by David Cifarelli
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Latin Kings Prison Secretary Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Latin Kings Prison Secretary Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy
Latin Kings Prison Secretary Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy A prison secretary for the Latin Kings has pled guilty to racketeering charges. Sandra “Queen Dream” Correa, 35, of Peabody was one of 62 gang members indicted in December 2019 for participation in an alleged racketeering and drug-selling conspiracy. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, Correa pled guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. Correa was a member of the Latin Kings’ Massachusetts Department of Corrections Chapter. She was a secretary with the gang,…

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by Kristin Palpini