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Republican-Frank G. Cousins, Jr. (incumbent)

ywwlawrence — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:11:08 +0000

Frank G. Cousins, Jr. has been the Sheriff of Essex County since 1996, when he was appointed by Governor William Weld and has since been re-elected twice. Before becoming Sheriff, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Springfield College. He served two terms as a state representative, four years as a Newburyport City Councilor, and was the chairman of the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus in 1996. In his tenure as Sheriff, he has implemented reforms in the department, has provided assistance and services to the administrations of both Governor Romney and Governor Patrick, and was chosen in 2006 for a two-year term as the President of the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association.

Priorities:

Open a regional police lock-up

Introduce new rehabilitative programs to reduce incidence of repeat offenders

Get American Correctional Association accreditation of the Lawrence Correctional Alternative Center

Website: http://frankcousins.net/

Democrat-Damian Anketell

ywwlawrence — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:08:01 +0000

For the ten years from 1995 to 2005, Damian Anketell was a Correctional Officer at the Middleton House of Corrections and Jail. After that, he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Concentration in Public Law from Salem State College and during that time had an internship at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) division. Following his time there, he worked as a Community Specialist and Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Anketell has since worked as an Opiate Prevention Specialist for the City of Gloucester’s Health Department. He lives in Peabody with his wife, Lori, and their two dogs.

Priorities:

Competency Development- to better promote offender rehabilitation

Offender Accountability

Public Safety

Website: http://www.anketellforsheriff.com/