Paul Heroux

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.

After a review by an expert, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux began taking steps toward curbing the rate of inmate suicide in the county jails.

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.

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.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux's office has contracted with an expert following the latest inmate suicide, which occurred the week he took office.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses the Ward 3 election and the city council's rejection of Carol Pimentel to the GNB Voc-Tech school board.

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.