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Lawmakers propose $2 million in emergency funds to county jails

by The Associated Press February 10, 2015

AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers have introduced a proposal to provide more than $2 million in emergency funds to county jails. The proposal introduced by Sen. James Hamper and Rep. Tom Winsor Tuesday would fund the five county jails that the Board of Corrections has warned will run out of money before the end of […]

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Rep. Michel Lajoie: Legislation would continue progress with county jail system

by Rep. Michel Lajoie April 13, 2014

Maine’s jail system was broken, so much so that it prompted dramatic action in 2008. That’s when a new county-state collaboration was launched to make jails more efficient. I’ll be the first to say that it was a rocky start, but after much hard work, we are now at a point where we can see […]