PARIS — Returning control of the Oxford County Jail to the county may run taxpayers an additional $1.3 million annually, though the impact will depend on how lawmakers respond to the looming system crisis, officials from the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Oxford County officials have begun early forecasts on the financial impact of transitioning the jail […]
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Franklin County jail to reopen as a full-service facility in six weeks
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County jail will reopen as a fully operational, full-time jail in six weeks, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday night. The state Board of Corrections approved the measure in a special meeting Monday to help ease overcrowding in the consolidated county jail system. Franklin County jail was reduced to a 72-hour […]
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Franklin County commissioners vote to withhold $50,000 from BOC’s payment request
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pay $315,288 to the Board of Corrections for the second half of the 2014-15 payment for the county jail. The payment covers Jan. 1 to June 30. It is $50,000 less than the Board of Corrections requested. Commissioners nixed sending in an additional $50,000 in August […]
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Jails board sends plea to LePage for appointments
LEWISTON — The state Board of Corrections has issued an “urgent” plea to Gov. Paul LePage to either fill two empty seats on its board or watch its work grind to a halt. “We need the appointments,” Chairman Joel Merry said. “Without them, I don’t see the impact as anything but devastating.” The board serves […]
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Franklin County to develop fairness argument over state funds for jail
FARMINGTON — Franklin County’s attorney, Frank Underkuffler, will work with Treasurer Mary Frank on a fairness argument to the state to justify the use of community corrections funds the county has received since 2009. About half of the yearly allotment of $132,000 or so the county received from the state Board of Corrections has been […]
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State board never adjusted funding to Franklin County
FARMINGTON — An assistant attorney general representing the Board of Corrections sent a letter to Franklin County’s attorney explaining why the state board believes the county’s corrections fund has a $500,000 surplus. The state never stopped sending the county $135,517 annually in community corrections funds for programs and services since the jail was changed from […]
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Franklin County panel reduces jail payment to state by $50,000
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to deduct $50,000 from the state Board of Corrections request of $365,288 for the first half of a 2014-15 major mission change payment. Commissioners decided to pay $315,288 for the first payment. The same amount was paid last year in two equal payments for a total of […]
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Franklin County continues talks on BOC’s request for more jail money
FARMINGTON — Franklin County’s attorney, Frank Underkuffler, told commissioners that the question of whether the Board of Corrections can ask for more money from the county is just as much an accounting question as a legal one. Commissioners asked Underkuffler to review the state’s newly enacted county jail law, LD 1824, that gives the Board […]
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Franklin County commissioners ask for legal opinion on state jail law
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to have the county’s attorney review a new state law that gives the Board of Corrections more authority over the county jail system. They also agreed to spend up to $500 on the review. Commissioners want to know if the Board of Corrections has the authority to cut […]
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Franklin County panel approves corrections van purchase
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners accepted a bid of $27,213 Tuesday from Quirk Motor City for an all-wheel drive Ford van to transport inmates. Jail manager Major Doug Blauvelt said that he received several bids, including some from local dealerships, but Quirk had the van that suited the jail’s needs. They were looking for a […]