Listen Here In November, WAMC aired an interview with Berkshire County Sheriff Thomas Bowler. In it, he expressed his disbelief in the effectiveness of medic...

https://www.recorder.com/Sullivan-Donelan-Merrigan-win-awards-21673512?fbclid=IwAR1lg1muSEEr3lsSy_WNuke1efqJ4Y2tHDP5fwZbYTGJ6tKfpgEbIJPSD18 GREENFIELD – The ...

https://apnews.com/c594ad1b9a3a4dcd8b3bcf30bc1a4157 GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Franklin County House of Correct...

https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/franklin-county-jail-inmates-receive-drugs-to-control-heroin-and-opioid-cravings/1354854553 GREENFIELD, ...

https://www.gazettenet.com/Jails-prisons-slowly-loosen-resistance-to-addiction-meds-19319132 GREENFIELD — Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Fra...

https://www.recorder.com/Medication-Assisted-Treatment-expanding-at-jails-19214771 Medication-assisted treatment for inmates at the Franklin County Jail was ...

GREENFIELD, Mass. - More and more inmates are arriving at the Franklin County Jail addicted to opioids. Recovering addicts go through 300 hours of intensive ...

Each day in the U.S. more than 115 people die from an opioid overdose. Whether it’s by abusing prescription pills like Percocet or injecting heroin laced wit...

The Physiology of Addiction Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain Ruth A. Potee MD, ABAM

Here at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office we are on the front lines of the opioid crisis and we have been busy. Below is a list of recent new articles on ...

Our 2nd Annual Senior Health and Safety Expo will be held at the Schuetzen Verein in Barton Cove, Gill, MA on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016, from 10 AM - 2 PM.  Th...

"FRANKLIN COUNTY IS DOING IT RIGHT. WE ARE BEING VIEWED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER RURAL COUNTIES." -By Mary Serreze, Special to The Republican mserreze@gmail.com ...

PROUD OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS' EFFORTS 'My Turn' - Greenfield Recorder Today, May 4, through Friday, May 8, is National Correctional Officers' Week.  This i...

RECIDIVISM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY The interview will be broadcast Friday, April 10 at 7:30 PM as part of GCTV's Community Coverage Show.  Click here to view.

GREENFIELD'S FIRST EVER WHITE RIBBON DAY -By Kathleen McKiernan, Recorder Staff (413) 772-0261  Ext. 268 On April 10th at 1:00 PM at the Town Common, the Nor...

14-WEEK RESERVE INTERMITTENT TRAINING ACADEMY OFFERED AT THE FCSO -By David Rainville, Recorder Staff (413) 772-0261 Ext. 279 Since 2012, the 14-week Frankli...

FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF TOUTS PROGRAM IN LOCAL REHABILITATION -By Richie Davis, Recorder Staff (413) 772-0261 Ext. 269 The last place any community wants a r...