Cumberland County Jail
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Maine’s new bail law may ease the crunch for struggling county jails
The sponsors of a new law that ends cash bail requirements for most minor charges say people who are not a danger to the public shouldn't be stuck in county jails just because they're too poor to pay bail.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Jail problems nearly boil over after Cumberland County declares emergency
A steady, years-long stream of departures at the jail has turned a small COVID-19 outbreak into a full-blown crisis.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Cumberland County Jail lessens a bit
As of Saturday, 10 of about 75 staff members and eight of about 300 inmates were infected with the coronavirus, the sheriff's office says.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Ohio fugitive wanted for drug felonies arrested in Harpswell
Brian Woods, 46, was wanted in Ohio for multiple felonies including trafficking fentanyl.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Indictment charges corrections officer with assaulting inmate at Cumberland County Jail
Vinal Thompson, 40, has been on paid administrative leave for more than a year in connection with the July 2020 incident.
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PublishedApril 16, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak prompts Cumberland County jail to divert prisoners
The jail says an outbreak affecting 51 inmates and 2 staff is forcing it to send anyone arrested in Cumberland County to the York County Jail in Alfred or the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
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PublishedApril 15, 2021
Former Cumberland County Jail officer charged with gross sexual assault of inmate
Investigators say Jonathan Williams, 30, had sexual contact with a person incarcerated in the jail's community corrections center in 2019.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak infects 29 at Cumberland County Jail
The coronavirus has infected 27 inmates and 2 staff members, the jail said Tuesday.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Cumberland County settles lawsuit over alleged assault on inmate
The former inmate received $41,000 as part of the settlement, the county confirmed this week.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Parish Christmas project reminds inmates they are not forgotten
Members of the Sacred Heart/Saint Dominic Parish in Portland have donated cards to inmates at Cumberland County Jail to send to their loved ones for more than 30 years.
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