New Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux addressed the recent suicide at the House of Correction in Dartmouth on a recent appearance on SouthCoast Tonight.
A 41-year-old New Bedford man has died in an apparent suicide by hanging at the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth on Thursday, Jan. 5 — just one day after new county Sheriff Paul Heroux was sworn in.
Bristol County Sheriff-Elect Paul Heroux said New Bedford's Ash Street Jail appears to be fit to house inmates, but he said that his opinion could change.
After a contentious election, Bristol County Sheriff-Elect Paul Heroux and outgoing Sheriff Tom Hodgson met for breakfast this morning to begin the transition.