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A new sheriff wants to close an aging Bristol County jail

We talk with Sheriff Paul Heroux about his plans to overhaul the corrections system in Bristol County. Heroux is inheriting a 135-year-old jail where criminal justice advocates say poor conditions and substandard mental health services are driving a string of inmate deaths by suicide.

This segment aired on February 2, 2023. The audio for this segment is not available.

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