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Where a wrongful death complaint has been brought over the suicide of a pretrial detainee, the discretionary immunity statute does not bar liability on the part of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office. Accordingly, the office’s motion for summary judgment is denied. “The defendants, Thomas M. Hodgson, as Sheriff of Bristol County, in his official capacity

Former Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson (ASSOCATED PRESS) Civil rights attorneys and mental health advocates say a recent Superior Court decision allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office for its alleged failure to take reasonable steps to prevent a foreseeable inmate suicide should help make law enforcement entities more accountable for