Sheriff Donna Buckley

So I ran with the purpose of having that conversation and giving people an option. Other sheriff's offices in Massachusetts and throughout the state were realizing that we needed to not just lock people up and then let them out when their time's up. So we had the conversation and upset of upsets, I won.

Well, here, no, actually, I spent my career before I came to the sheriff's office representing public employees. So I represented police officers, firefighters, public school educators. So I actually sat on the employee side of the table for probably 90% of my career. But I will say this, no matter what side of the table you're on, It is the employees who do the work.

Well, here, no, actually, I spent my career before I came to the sheriff's office representing public employees. So I represented police officers, firefighters, public school educators. So I actually sat on the employee side of the table for probably 90% of my career. But I will say this, no matter what side of the table you're on, It is the employees who do the work.

Well, here, no, actually, I spent my career before I came to the sheriff's office representing public employees. So I represented police officers, firefighters, public school educators. So I actually sat on the employee side of the table for probably 90% of my career. But I will say this, no matter what side of the table you're on, It is the employees who do the work.

And unless we support them and value the work that we do, we can't provide the services that we need to provide.

And unless we support them and value the work that we do, we can't provide the services that we need to provide.

And unless we support them and value the work that we do, we can't provide the services that we need to provide.

It is, and it's interesting as you talk to sheriffs throughout the country because actually even within the state, each of us is different, which is the beauty of the office. So in Barnstable, we run the jail, which includes lockups, so pre-arraignment, pre-trial, and sentence. We house both males and females.

It is, and it's interesting as you talk to sheriffs throughout the country because actually even within the state, each of us is different, which is the beauty of the office. So in Barnstable, we run the jail, which includes lockups, so pre-arraignment, pre-trial, and sentence. We house both males and females.

It is, and it's interesting as you talk to sheriffs throughout the country because actually even within the state, each of us is different, which is the beauty of the office. So in Barnstable, we run the jail, which includes lockups, so pre-arraignment, pre-trial, and sentence. We house both males and females.

We run a Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is crime scene investigations, which supports the police departments throughout Barnstable County. We run an emergency 911 communication center, which provides emergency communications for most of the towns in Barnstable County. And we are a significant member of the Regional Law Enforcement Council.

We run a Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is crime scene investigations, which supports the police departments throughout Barnstable County. We run an emergency 911 communication center, which provides emergency communications for most of the towns in Barnstable County. And we are a significant member of the Regional Law Enforcement Council.

We run a Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is crime scene investigations, which supports the police departments throughout Barnstable County. We run an emergency 911 communication center, which provides emergency communications for most of the towns in Barnstable County. And we are a significant member of the Regional Law Enforcement Council.

So we provide, we have a canine unit, we have a drone unit, we have SWAT units. people who participate in SWAT and hostage negotiation and search and rescue, human trafficking. So we work side by side with the local police departments. But in Barnstable County, there is no need for us to also be police patrol officers because every town has their own police department.

So we provide, we have a canine unit, we have a drone unit, we have SWAT units. people who participate in SWAT and hostage negotiation and search and rescue, human trafficking. So we work side by side with the local police departments. But in Barnstable County, there is no need for us to also be police patrol officers because every town has their own police department.

So we provide, we have a canine unit, we have a drone unit, we have SWAT units. people who participate in SWAT and hostage negotiation and search and rescue, human trafficking. So we work side by side with the local police departments. But in Barnstable County, there is no need for us to also be police patrol officers because every town has their own police department.

So for us to do that work, which we could, but for us to do that, it would be redundant. And I don't think a good use of taxpayer money.

So for us to do that work, which we could, but for us to do that, it would be redundant. And I don't think a good use of taxpayer money.

So for us to do that work, which we could, but for us to do that, it would be redundant. And I don't think a good use of taxpayer money.

You know, that would be the ideal. If we didn't have to incarcerate people, that would certainly be ideal. But there's so many factors that we need to think about, you know, in the reality that we live today. First of all, the lack of mental health and addiction services that exist right now is one of the reasons why we have people spiraling into jail, because we have no place else to put them.