In the spring of 2009, members of the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department lead by Commander Dwayne Fortes visited Washington D.C. to pay tribute to fallen deputy and Duxbury special police officer Melvin Dyer.

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On June 30th, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department welcomed horses Camden, Clancy, Shorty and Pelli to its Mounted Unit.

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Bureau of Criminal Investigation Deputy Kevin Briggs at a motor vehicle accident in East Bridgewater. Deputy Briggs was flagged down by the motorists, called in local PD, and photographed the damage.

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Inmates in the SAVE Unit at Plymouth County Correctional Facility read Shakespeare to understand human nature, including their own.

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The Enterprise of Brockton
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By Maureen Boyle, ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
PLYMOUTH — Elvis died 30 years ago today but he still rocks at the jailhouse.
If you need proof, just visit Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr.'s office.
McDonald, a lifelong Elvis Presley fan, may not wear his Elvis-mania on his sleeve, but it can be seen nearly everywhere else in his office.
There's the "Jailhouse Rock" sign leaning against the window. The framed gold record of Heartbreak Hotel on the wall. The boxed Elvis impersonator kit on the bookshelf, complete with imitation sideburns. The two, unopened bottles of Elvis Presley Merlot vintage 2002 and 2003 atop a bookcase. The stuffed hound dog singing "Suspicious Minds."
And that's not all.
There's the Elvis lunchbox, the Elvis concert poster, the Elvis DVDs, the Elvis snow globe and the unopened "1968 comeback Elvis" figurine.
At home, he has an Elvis telephone. "When the phone rings, Elvis dances and sings," McDonald said.
McDonald said he's been an Elvis fan since he was a youngster — and his enthusiasm for the King's music continues to grow as he ages.
"His music speaks to generations. Not just his, not just mine, but to those that follow," he said.
McDonald even tried once to get a judge to say just that — "at least as far as Plymouth County was concerned."
Years back, on a slow day in Plymouth District Court, McDonald filed a motion — complete with supporting arguments — with a judge asking that Elvis Presley be declared "artist of the century."
"He listened to my arguments, took the motion under advisement for a short period of time, then came back," McDonald recalled.
The motion was denied.
"He said he was more inclined to listen to Frank Sinatra."
McDonald isn't alone in his enthusiasm for The King.
Around 50,000 Elvis Presley fans were to gather at the Graceland mansion in Memphis, where the King died, to mark the anniversary of his death.
"He really was the king of rock and roll. He was larger than life," he said.

Maureen Boyle can be reached at mboyle@enterprisenews.com.

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The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass.
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John Hickey peers from the darkened second floor post overlooking Unit G, the maximum security unit at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.

There the Plymouth County sheriffs department captain has a clear view of the four, two-tiered cellblock clusters.

Up to 117 prisoners are locked away 23 hours a day in this unit, some so dangerous they must be shackled each time they leave a cell.

Some are in protective custody. Some did something wrong in another jail unit. Some are just too dangerous or infamous to be anywhere else.

It is a jail within a jail, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. said.

It is here, in this wagon-wheel like section, officially called the special management unit, that Keith Luke, the Brockton man accused of going on a deadly rampage in January, is held.

Prisoners wind up here in one of two ways — they do something wrong in the general population unit or, while awaiting trial, they need to be watched closely because someone may hurt them or they may hurt someone else.

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