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TAUNTON (CBS) — Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson is offering to send county inmates to help the city of Houston cleanup the damage from Hurricane Harvey.The controversial sheriff drew criticism earlier this year when he proposed sending Bristol County inmates to help build the border wall. But the sheriff says the damage in Texas is so severe that all cleanup resources need to be considered.“At this point I think we need to use every resource in the United States to come together. They’re already saying there aren’t enough construction workers in the United States to deal with this–to rebuild. So, it seems to me to make sense to have inmates that want to volunteer to get the experience in helping rebuild something,” Hodgson told WBZ NewsRadio.The sheriff says 10 inmates have expressed an interest in the project and adds it will also be a cost effective way to help with disaster relief.“It’s really basically little cost to the taxpayers for the labor. But it would be not only good for the inmates but... (CBS Boston / WBZ)
