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.
While hosting lawmakers on a tour of New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux pitched a second option for his plan to close the jail.
With talk of closing New Bedford's historic Ash Street Jail, it seemed appropriate to remember when it hosted accused Fall River murderess Lizzie Borden.
After announcing his plan to close and relocate New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux gave the media a tour of the facility.
A Truro man arrested Friday night on suspicion of killing his mother and burning her body on the lawn of a Cape Cod home has died at New Bedford's Ash Street Jail over the weekend.
Dartmouth police on Thursday posted to social media a message from a person who had previously been arrested for drunk driving, thanking the department for giving them a wake-up call.