Andrea Cabral

Andrea J. Cabral (born 1959) is an American lawyer and former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety.[1]

Andrea J. Cabral
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byMary Elizabeth Heffernan
Succeeded byDaniel Bennett
Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
In office
2002–2013
Preceded byRichard J. Rouse
Succeeded bySteven Tompkins
Personal details
Born1959 (age 61–62)
East Providence, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materBoston College (B.A., 1981)
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1986)
OccupationLawyer

Background

Cabral is a native of East Providence, Rhode Island. She is a graduate of Boston College (1981) with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Suffolk University Law School where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1986.[2][3][4] Cabral began her legal career in 1986 as a staff attorney at the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department at the Charles Street Jail, working to prepare and argue motions for bail reduction for the Suffolk Superior Court. Subsequently, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office from 1987–1991. From 1991–1993, Cabral served in the Office of the Attorney General including work in the Torts Division/Government Bureau and the Civil Rights/ Public Protection Bureau. Cabral then began work at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in 1993 under then District Attorney Ralph C. Martin III. From 1993–1994, she was director of Roxbury District Court Family Violence Project. She became chief of the Domestic Violence Unit at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in 1994. In 1998, Cabral was promoted to chief of District Courts and Community Prosecutions. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Andrea Cabral as a USA Eisenhower in 1997.

Sheriff of Suffolk County
Cabral (center) with Elizabeth Warren (right) in 2012

In 2002, after the Stern Commission, headed by Donald K. Stern, called for reform in the Sheriff's Department, she was appointed sheriff by Governor Jane Swift. Cabral won election in 2004 as the Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and was the first female in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts history to hold the position.[2][5]

As Sheriff of Suffolk County, Cabral was responsible for the operation of the House of Correction, the Suffolk County Jail, the Suffolk County Women's Resource Center, the Suffolk County Community Corrections Center and the Civil Process Division. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department has more than 1,100 employees, being correctional officers, criminal justice professionals, caseworkers and administrative staff whose primary responsibility is upholding public safety and providing rehabilitative support for more than 2,500 offenders daily.

Immigration issues

In an August 13, 2010 letter to the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral noted a "staggering lack of communication and respect" from the federal agency.[6]

She told CNN Radio that if her concerns aren't addressed, ICE "would no longer be allowed to house federal detainees at the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. They would have to take them to a different facility."

ICE is reviewing Cabral's letter and will offer a direct response to her concerns, said Harold Ort, a spokesman for the agency.[7]

Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety

On December 12, 2012, she was named Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety by Governor Deval Patrick. She later resigned as Sheriff in order to accept that post.[8]

In September 2014 it came to light due to a news story by Fox Boston TV News that Andrea Cabral as Secretary of Public Safety had issued an advisory letter to the Massachusetts Sheriffs. This advisory letter said sheriffs departments should not turn over suspects to the Immigration service who were in violation of United States immigration law. Cabral's letter said this was because the warrants are issued by a federal administrative worker not issued by a judge. Most of the sheriffs repudiated her suggestion and one of them released a notice through Fox they would continue to comply.[9]

On January 21, 2015 Governor Baker named Daniel Bennett as the new Secretary of the Executive Office for Public Safety and Security.[1]

Publications
  • "Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending x.209A Restraining Orders in Massachusetts"
  • "Same Gender Domestic Violence: Strategies for Change in Creating Courtroom Accessibility."

References
  1. Rizzuto, Robert (21 January 2015). "Gov. Charlie Baker taps Worcester prosecutor Daniel Bennett as next secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety". MassLive LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. Meet Sheriff Cabral Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, "Cabral for Sheriff" campaign website.
  3. Dumcius, Gintautas (13 December 2012). "Gov. Patrick taps Sheriff Cabral as public safety chief". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "Andrea Cabral: I am a Public Servant". Suffolk University Law School. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. "Bio: Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral, J.D." Archived June 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Suffolk County Sheriff's Department website
  6. AP / Fox, "Sheriff Andrea Cabral says she'll rethink ICE deal" Archived September 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Fox Boston, Aug. 20, 2010.
  7. Maria Sacchetti, "Suffolk sheriff orders US agency to remove immigrant detainees from jail", Boston Globe, Aug. 19, 2010.
  8. "Sources: Sheriff Cabral to join Gov. Patrick's cabinet - Dorchester Reporter". www.dotnews.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. EndPlay (3 September 2014). "Questions surround memo sent to Mass. sheriffs about ICE detainers". Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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