One inmate suffered a minor cut, perhaps from slipping and falling, but otherwise no inmates or correctional officers were injured, as authorities took control of the units with a show of force — but without using force, said Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux.
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New Bristol County sheriff plans to close Ash Street Jail
Paul Heroux said he believes that the immigration detention center on the main campus that was closed in 2021 could be renovated to accommodate inmates now held at Ash Street, a 19th-century building where roughly 75 to 90 inmates are held in custody any given day.
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Suspect in mother’s murder dies of apparent suicide at Ash Street Jail
Adam Howe was found in his cell on Sunday after he had “clogged his airways with wet toilet paper and suffered a medical emergency,” according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.