IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.
(MM)
MICHELLE CARTER--
IS NOW A FREE WOMAN.
(HE)
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE PLAINVILLE
NATIVE--
BEING RELEASED FROM THE BRISTOL
COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS THIS
MORNING....
A FEW MONTHS SHORT OF HER 15
MONTH SENTENCE.
(MM)
CARTER WAS CONVICTED OF
MANSLAUGHTER FOR URGING HER
BOYFRIEND, CONRAD ROY THE THIRD,
TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MOLLY
O'BRIEN IS LIVE--
AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS--
WITH DETAILS ON THE---- TWENTY
THREE YEAR OLD'S RELEASE TODAY.
MOLLY?
WHILE THIS CASE GARNERED
NATIONAL ATTENTION, SPARKING
POTENTIAL LEGISLATION... IT'S
QUITE AND CALM HERE NOW...AS IT
WAS THIS MORNING.
NO PROTESTERS, AS MICHELLE
CARTER WALKED OUT OF THOSE
PRISON DOORS JUST BEFORE 930
THIS MORNING A FREE WOMAN.
CARRYING BELONGINGS IN TRASH
BAGS... ESCORTED BY CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS ....23-YEAR OLD
MICHELLE CARTER WALKED OUT OF
BRISTOL COUNTY CORRECTIONS A
FREE WOMAN.
"SHE HAS COMPLETED HER SENTENCE,
SHE'S MET HER OBLIGATIONS
THROUGH GOOD TIME, AND NOW AS
YOU KNOW, SHE WILL HOPEFULLY BE
REINTEGRATING SUCCESSFULLY,
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY SHE HAD
WHILE SHE WAS HERE."
JUST BEFORE 930 THURSDAY
CARTER... RELEASED FROM THE
WOMEN'S CENTER AFTER SERVING
LESS THAN A YEAR OF HER 15 MONTH
SENTENCE FOR INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER...
CARTER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF
URGING HER BOYFRIEND CONRAD ROY
THE THIRD..TO COMMIT SUICIDE
THROUGH CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES.
"WE DON'T DICTATE WHAT THE
SENTENCES ARE GOING TO BE OR
PUNISHMENT, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
WE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH,"
SHERIFF HODGSON SAYS CARTER WAS
INVOLVED IN MANY PROGRAMS, HAD A
JOB, AND HAD NO DISCIPLINARY
ISSUES WHILE IN CORRECTIONS..
ALL OF WHICH HELPED EARN HER
GOOD-TIME CREDITS ADDING UP TO
EARLY RELEASE.
"WE HAVE EVERY EXPECTATION WHILE
THEY ARE HERE, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE FOCUSED ON THINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE HELPFUL WHEN THEY
LEAVE HERE, SO PERHAPS NEVER
AGAIN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS CAN
HAPPEN,"
WHILE INCARCERATED... THE
SHERIFF SAYS CARTER HAD ACCESS
TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES...
SHE'LL NOW SERVE FIVE YEARS
PROBATION.
IN A STATEMENT PROVIDED TO EWN
THE ROY FAMILY SAYS--
" WHILE WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT
SHE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE
HER FULL SENTENCE IT DOESN'T
CHANGE THAT CONRAD IS FOREVER
GONE"
THE FAMILY SAYING IT'S BEEN A
PAINFULLY LONG SIX YEARS AND
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
WE REACHED OUT TO CARTER'S
ATTORNEY'S TO SEE WHAT COMES
NEXT FOR HER... MOVING FORWARD.
I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK...
LOTS OF ATTENTION ON THIS
CASE... INCLUDING AN HBO
DOCUMENTARY...COMING UP NEW
TONIGHT AT SIX, WE'LL HEAR FROM
THE SHERIFF ON HOW THEY DEAL
WITH HIGH PROFILE CASES ENSURING
SAFETY AND SECURITY.
IN DARTMOUTH MOLLY OBRIEN
TEN AND 11.
(HE)
MORE LOCAL COVERAGE NOW FROM
DARTMOUTH ---
WHERE THIS MORNING --- MICHELLE
CARTER WAS RELEASED FROM THE
BRISTOL COUNTY HOUSE OF
CORRECTIONS, LESS THAN A YEAR
AFTER BEGINNING HER SENTENCE FOR
INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
THE CASE HAS DRAWN NATIONWIDE
ATTENTION.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MOLLY
O'BRIEN JOINS US LIVE FROM
DARTMOUTH --- WITH WHAT THE
SHERIFF HAD TO SAY ABOUT HOUSING
A HIGH-PROFILE INMATE.
IT'S QUITE AND CALM AT THE
CORRECTIONS FACILITY NOW... AS
IT WAS THIS MORNING.. WHILE THIS
WAS A HIGH PROFILE CASE THERE
WERE NO PROTESTERS AS MICHELLE
CARTER WALKED OUT OF THOSE
PRISON DOORS A FREE WOMAN.
Belongings in hand.... Escorted
by corrections
officers...Michelle Carter
walked out of Bristol County
Corrections and left in a Black
SUV.
Sentenced to 15 month for
involuntary manslaughter... the
Plainville native released
early.
"She has completed her sentence,
she's met her obligations
through good time,"
In 2017 the courts found Carter
responsible for persuading
Conrad Roy the Third to commit
suicide.
The case involving two
teenagers, texting and suicide
drew widespread attention.... An
HBO documentary, even potential
legislation.
Sheriff Hodgson says his staff
is trained for high profile
inmates and scenarios....
"We've already had experience
with that with Aaron Hernandez"
When housing high profile
inmates like Hernandez and
Carter, Hodgson says mental
health and safety awareness is
vital.
"as we have to be concerned
about the security of the
environment., we have to be
concerned that no one inside the
facility who's being
incarcerated with that
individual would try to raise
their notarity by doing
something to harm that
individual."
The Sheriff says while
incarcerated, Carter worked and
had no disciplinary issues
helping her earn early release.
In a statement to EWN the Roy
Family saying --it's been a
painfully long six years and we
are ready to move on.
I REACHED OUT TO CARTER'S
ATTORNEY TO SEE WHAT COMES NEXT
FOR THE 23 YEAR OLD.... WE
HAVEN'T HEARD A RESPONSE.
MOVING FORWARD CARTER WILL SERVE