The Franklin County Budget Committee expresses its unanimous and whole-hearted support for the Franklin County Commissioners’ decision to withhold the quarterly payment to the Department of Corrections. We further unanimously support Sheriff Scott Nichols in his endeavor to negotiate an agreement with the Somerset County sheriff to house our inmates in the Somerset facility. It […]
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Franklin County asks state to spend more on jails
AUGUSTA — Franklin County leaders implored a new group of state appointees to either spend more on Maine’s 15 county jails or give up their control. The current network is “a bad idea which continues to grow worse,” Franklin County Commissioner Fred Hardy told the 14 member Commission to Study the Board of Corrections. “I […]
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Franklin County commissioners vote to withhold jail money
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to withhold the county’s first payment for 2013-14 to the Maine Board of Corrections until a state task force issues a report in December on the unified jail system. They also authorized Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to look into an alternative plan to house the county’s inmates […]
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State will not reopen Farmington jail to full service
AUGUSTA — Franklin County pretrial inmates — those who have not been convicted — will continue to be transported dozens of miles to open beds around the state on a daily basis. The county’s transport officers will continue to rack up overtime as they drive inmates to other jails and then back for court sessions […]
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Second public hearing on Franklin County jail is Tuesday
FARMINGTON — The Board of Corrections will hold a second public hearing Tuesday on a request to change the Franklin County jail back to a full-service operation. It was converted to a 72-hour holding facility on July 1, 2009, when the state consolidated county jails into one system. The board will deliberate and make a […]
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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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Franklin County commissioners get update on jail progress
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to enter into a new one-year contract with Maine Pretrial Services for $69,000. The agency has an office at the Franklin County Detention Center and has been providing services for several years. The contract is effective July 1. Commissioners also learned about upgrades and modifications at the jail, and […]