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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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County commissioners meet with representatives of state board
FARMINGTON — Ryan Thornell, executive director of the state Board of Corrections, told Franklin County commissioners Tuesday that the majority of the board’s time is focusing on building a state supplemental budget and creating rules for a newly passed law related to corrections. The board oversees the consolidated county jail system that went into effect […]
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Oxford County feeling jail space crunch
PARIS — Oxford County inmates are again being housed at jails more than an hour away from the county jail in Paris, despite a multi-county agreement to keep inmates closer to home. A decrease in the number of available beds for inmates for Oxford County is partially due to an influx of prisoners whose jail sentences […]
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Commissioners approve jail fund payment
PARIS — County commissioners approved the release of a payment to the Maine Board of Corrections’ investment fund at its Oct. 15 meeting, but cautioned that further payments will depend on the performance of the state’s jail system. Oxford County pays $187,073 annually to the fund, which goes to offset the additional cost of housing inmates […]
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State board delays decision on Franklin County jail
The Board of Corrections delayed its decision Tuesday on a request to change the Franklin County jail back to a full-service operation. The state changed the jail’s mission to a 72-hour holding facility in 2009 as part of a consolidated county jail system. The board had until Sept. 11, 90 days from a public hearing […]
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State pinches Oxford County Jail budget
AUGUSTA — If the Oxford County Jail succeeds in expanding its mission to a full-time jail, it’ll have to do it with part-time funding. Mark Westrum, chairman of the Maine Board of Corrections, said Tuesday that there will be no extra money in next year’s budget to pay for expanded services. “They’ll have to get […]
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Maine jails ‘terminal,’ federal expert says
AUGUSTA — A corrections expert from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday questioned whether Maine’s system of county jails can continue without widespread changes and lots more money. “You’re not crazy,” consultant Rod Miller told Maine’s Board of Corrections. “You’re trying to do too much with too little.” He said too many Maine jails […]