PARIS — The daily fee charged to Oxford County to board inmates at the Cumberland County Jail will more than double starting July 1. Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole told members of the Oxford County Commission Tuesday that Cumberland County has notified him that the inmate boarding rate will increase from $50 to $108 per […]
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Franklin County raises hourly wage for jail cook supervisor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners approved a $1.36 per hour pay increase Monday for the cook supervisor at the jail. Lorna Nichols has worked for over a year at the jail and has prior experience, Major Doug Blauvelt, administrator of the jail, told commissioners. Nichols was hired on Feb. 20, 2015. Her hourly pay will […]
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Oxford County commissioners address jail-funding issues
SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night heard an update regarding the ongoing jail-funding shortfall. Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Oxford County has been turned back by the state Legislature three times now for raising the tax cap limiting jail operations funding. He said Oxford County should expect to receive […]
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Franklin County approves proposed budgets for jail, Sheriff’s Office
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to approve a proposed $1.89 million spending plan for the county jail for 2016-17. They also unanimously approved the proposed $1.59 million budget for the Sheriff’s Office. The entire county budget will be subject to review and approval by the Budget Advisory Committee once commissioners establish their […]
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Maine House votes for more county jail funding
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives has shown initial approval for a bill that would provide almost $5 million in public money to fund the state’s county jails. The Legislature faces a bill that would provide about $2.4 million in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to Maine’s county and regional jails. The bill passed […]
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Bids sought for Franklin County jail roof
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to get bids to replace the roof on the Franklin County Detention Center. The roof was installed when the jail was built in 1983. Former county Facilities Manager Greg Roux had developed some specifications for the replacement prior to leaving his position last year. The specifications will be […]
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Oxford County locked up by short jail funding
“The past three weeks have been bizarre,” said Capt. Ed Quinn, jail administrator for the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. “In my discussions with other jail administrators around the state, they, too, have faced certain challenges we’ve never faced before. All of us. “Right now, the biggest issue is the head counts of the population that […]
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Commissioners approve part-time corrections officer pay increase
FARMINGTON — County commissioners agreed to increase wages for part-time corrections officers at the Franklin County jail from $13.07 an hour to $14.01 an hour, effective March 7. Jail Administrator Maj. Doug Blauvelt requested the increase because now all corrections officers, including those who are part time, have to be fully certified as required by […]
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Kennebec County jail closer to expansion
AUGUSTA — An expansion aimed at relieving overcrowding in the Kennebec County jail is moving forward. Kennebec County Commissioners have approved spending for engineering plans to add beds to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta. Interim Sheriff Ryan Reardon told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1SsMWR6 ) that 24 beds and bathroom facilities for inmates would […]
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Franklin County commissioners, jail officials debate need for jail cooks
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Commissioner Gary McGrane said he was unable to find anything in the state documents which states that the Department of Corrections considers a jail cook or cook supervisor essential personnel on a storm day. Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 on Jan. 4 to give compensation time to hourly, essential nonunion employees […]