Three transport officers at Androscoggin County Jail test positive for the virus, prompting the state agency to step in to assist.
Androscoggin County Jail
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
State prisons block transfer from jails of sentenced inmates, again
Nine of the 23 sentenced inmates at the Androscoggin County Jail were scheduled to be taken to a state prison Thursday, said Sheriff Eric Samson. The block is due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
advertisement
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Sara Gideon promises to keep a Senate office in Lewiston
During a visit to Auburn on Friday, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate asked a lot of questions, made few promises.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day
Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
No cause yet in Auburn jail inmate’s death
Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Inmate dies at Auburn jail
AUBURN — A local man arrested a week ago on a drug trafficking charge was found unresponsive Thursday night in his Androscoggin County Jail cell and died, authorities said. When corrections officers found inmate Kawon Smith Walker, 22, in his cell shortly before 11 p.m., they began life-saving measures, according to Sheriff Eric Samson. Auburn […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week
AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Jail populations down but may rise after pandemic wanes
Officials argue for and against summonses versus arrests.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Jails take steps to reduce inmates’ exposure to coronavirus
Androscoggin County is restricting inmates’ exposure to people coming from outside the jail.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry
Bruce Noddin helps provide spiritual guidance and council to inmates at Androscoggin County Jail.