Paul Heroux

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux shared photos of the damage caused during Friday’s inmate uprising at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux provided details of the riot in two housing units of the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth earlier today.

Multiple anonymous sources reported what one called a "full-blown riot" ongoing at the jail just before 10 a.m. Friday, with unconfirmed reports that Dartmouth Fire District 3 has responded to a fire at the facility.

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

The Mass. Attorney General’s Office has released video captured during the clash at the ICE detention center at Dartmouth's Bristol County House of Correction.

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 has lowered the hiring age for corrections officers to 18 years old. The hiring age previously was 19 years old.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux sees New Bedford's famous Shawmut Diner operating somewhere else, under a local non-profit's ownership.

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 shared a document related to the case of Fall River's Lizzie Borden that resided in his office but is now headed to a museum.