Inmates range from low-level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes such as robbery, rape, and murder.

[clarification needed] [2] It is currently overseen by Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux.

"[4] Due to the alleged unsafe conditions, including the absence of automatic door locks, the jail has been the subject of lawsuits.

[5] At one point, the infamous Lizzie Borden was held and detained in the former Sheriff's Home beside the Ash Street Jail during her trial.

Lizzie Borden stayed in the matrons' quarters at the Ash Street Jail, but only for the 12 days that she was on trial.