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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Cumberland County Jail inmate tests negative for coronavirus
An inmate who fell ill last week and was placed in quarantine is not infected, jail officials say.
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Staffing shortages lead to forced overtime, turmoil at county jails
The head of the correctional officers’ union says Cumberland County Jail employees were forced to work more than 600 overtime shifts in the second half of 2019, and 5 were disciplined for refusing mandatory overtime in recent months.
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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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Acting director: ICE is here to uphold the law, protect the community
Baseless rhetoric, like the kind expressed at recent protests in Portland, overlooks the agency’s contributions to national security and public safety.
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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.