LEWISTON — The chairman of Maine’s Board of Corrections plans to make one final plea to talk with Gov. Paul LePage about the immediate and long-term effects of tearing down the network connecting the state’s 15 county jails. About half of Maine jails — including the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn — could begin running […]
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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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State board asking for more money for Maine jails
AUBURN — The state will have to spend millions of dollars more on jails before it breaks the cycle of annual budget crises, the leader of Maine’s jail system told Androscoggin County commissioners Wednesday. When the Legislature meets in January, it will be greeted with a Board of Corrections request of more than $2.5 million […]
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FaceTime: Joel Merry — securing Maine’s county jail system
Joel Merry looks little like the imposing and and beefy stereotype of a jail boss. But last month, following passage of a new law governing the way Maine’s 15 jails are woven together as a network, the soft-spoken sheriff from Sagadahoc County was elected as chairman of the Maine Board of Corrections. The Sun Journal […]