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Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux announced a plan to install air conditioning in all housing units at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is moving forward with his plan to close New Bedford’s historic but aging Ash Street Jail after the latest repair estimate.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is offering financial incentives to attract recruits for corrections officer positions.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux says he supports the decision by the legislature to make phone calls free for those in prison, county jails and houses of correction.

Owen Bebeau, chief of staff at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, became the new special sheriff last week, serving as the next-in-command for Sheriff Paul Heroux.

As he makes many other changes, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux will keep the once-controversial inmate work crews and trash pickup teams.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux held a press conference on Thursday at the BCSO Main Campus in Dartmouth marking his first 100 days in office.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is sending a letter to local lawmakers asking for $300,000 to fund a feasibility study on closing New Bedford's Ash Street Jail.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux has donated his office's mobile command unit to the New Bedford Police Department.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is criticizing proposed legislation that gives prison inmates early release in exchange for becoming organ donors.