LUDLOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office is taking a unique approach to combatting repeat offenders in western Massachusetts.

It’s an issue Western Mass News has covered for years: local leaders who are concerned over released inmates repeating their crimes. In an attempt to break the pattern, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi and his department are working with a production company to demonstrate the consequences of an offender’s actions. The catch: they’re not experiencing jail time alone. “Part of the conversation was talking about the re-energizing and reunifying of family members, which is a major part of reintegrating people back to the community. It’s a huge support system,” he explained. “Where I thought it was gonna go and turn a little sideways…was when we w

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