Jail Sought for Woman Who Encouraged Her Boyfriend’s Suicide

Michelle Carter awaits her sentencing in a courtroom in Taunton, Mass., on Aug. 3, 2017, for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging Conrad Roy III to kill himself in July 2014. Matt West/The Boston Herald via AP

TAUNTON, Massachusetts—Prosecutors are asking a judge to order a Massachusetts woman to begin serving her 15-month jail sentence for encouraging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself.

Michelle Carter will appear in court on Monday, Feb. 11, for a hearing to consider prosecutors’ request.