The former York County Jail in Alfred, built in 1869, is for sale for $250,000.. ALFRED (AP) — A 19th-century jail in Maine is on the market and listed at $250,000 for the entire space. Michael Kaplan, the owner of the old York County Jail in Alfred, says he is looking for the right buyer […]
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Maine jail inmates may lose opportunity for contact visits
AUGUSTA — Motivated at least in part by a desire to keep drugs out of the hands of prisoners, the state is eyeing a proposal that would eliminate a requirement that inmates in county jails have access to contact visits. Joseph Jackson, coordinator of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, said Monday the move would bar prisoners […]
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Local religious communities work toward solidarity
Religious communities across the Lewiston-Auburn area have been working closely with social justice groups toward the overall goal of bettering their communities. Many of the secular organizations to which local religious communities contribute share similar values to those preached from the pulpit each week: notably nonviolence and solidarity with the oppressed. One does not have […]
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Androscoggin County jail receives perfect marks in state inspection
AUBURN — Androscoggin County jail Administrator Capt. Jeffrey Chute is already looking ahead to his facility’s 2019 state inspection and exceeding his jail’s current high standards. That’s a lofty goal. The Androscoggin County jail’s latest grade? A perfect 100 percent. A team of three inspectors from the Maine Department of Corrections spent a couple of […]
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Paul LePage says he freed inmates to secure more summer workers
Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday his goal in releasing 17 non-violent state prisoners — with more to come — is to help the hard-pressed Maine tourism industry as it faces a summer season with far too few employees on hand. “That’s the whole premise for commuting sentences. It’s to try to find people that […]
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Franklin County accepts bids for septic system, jail HVAC system
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Friday to accept a low bid of $69,100 from Mechanical Services Inc. to replace a failing pneumatic control system for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail. Thayer Corp. of Auburn bid $79,660. Both companies sent representatives to answer questions from commissioners. The old controls would […]
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Franklin County approves advertising for bids for new jail HVAC system
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow Jail Administrator Doug Blauvelt to advertise for bids to replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail. The system has to be replaced and updated, County Clerk Julie Magoon said. Mechanical Services, which has several offices around Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, drew […]
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Officials make cases for jail services
Please erase whichever of the Andersen/Westrum photos you do not want. I prefer the version where Andersen, left, is looking at Westrum, but the focus on Westrum is softer than in the other shot. PARIS — Officials representing jails in Wiscasset and Portland made their cases Tuesday before Oxford County commissioners, who were set to […]
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Oxford County agrees to offer to board inmates
SOUTH PARIS — Oxford County commissioners Wednesday received matching offers from two jails to board prisoners. Sheriff Wayne Gallant and county Administrator Scott Cole told commissioners an agreement has been reached with Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. “The sheriff and (jail administrator) Capt. Ed Quinn and I went to Wiscasset last week, and we […]
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Oxford County facing doubling of inmate board fee
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole told commissioners Tuesday that if the county has to pay more than double the current rate to board prisoners in Cumberland County starting Friday, the county will probably be insolvent in about a year. The immediate issue for commissioners is how to respond to a demand from Cumberland […]