The state CDC reported 2 new cases of COVID-19 at the jail in Portland on Tuesday, but the sheriff said a retest of one inmate came back negative and a second is pending.
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Police will investigate Cumberland County Jail guard who punched inmate
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says he is ‘very disappointed’ by what he saw on security footage, and the officer is now on paid administrative leave.
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Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
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Cumberland County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19
All of the jail’s staff and inmates are being required to wear masks.
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Mental health, Riverview officials criticize Cumberland County pepper spray incident
A patient being transported from Cumberland County Jail to Riverview Psychiatric Center was pepper sprayed, and the spray was not properly washed off prior to arrival at Riverview, officials said.
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Maine lawmakers urged to tackle mental health crisis in the state’s jails
A bill before the Legislature aims to ease the strain on the corrections system, including county jails, which increasingly house people with mental health issues who face criminal charges.
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Former corrections officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in crash that killed 9-year-old girl
Kenneth Morang, 62, of Standish had finished a 16-hour shift just before the crash, and told investigators that he fell asleep at the wheel.
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Former Cumberland County corrections officer sentenced on drug charges
Davis Glazener will serve 10 1/2 months in prison, and his conviction has prompted the sheriff’s department to change its hiring policy as it pertains to a candidate’s former drug use.
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Police recapture Maine inmate who walked away during work release
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Maine have recaptured an inmate who escaped while at a work release job. Authorities say Cumberland County Jail inmate Larry Paul Goodwin walked away from his work release job in Portland around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and Westbrook police apprehended Goodwin Tuesday evening at […]
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Authorities investigate death of Cumberland County Jail inmate
PORTLAND— Authorities say a 24-year-old inmate has died at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Capt. Steve Butts Jr. says officers had attempted to revive Nikco Bashari Walton just before 7 a.m. Monday, but he was unresponsive. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Portland police are investigating Walton’s death. Walton had been jailed on a […]