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The exterior of the Cumberland County Jail

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Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says

by Kevin Miller July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.

Maine, News, Uncategorized

Lawsuit accuses jail guards of using racial slur, assaulting Black inmate

by Megan Gray July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

The plaintiff has sued the officer who allegedly pepper sprayed him in the face and pinned him against a table.

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Watch Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival performances Tuesdays through Aug. 11

by Aimsel Ponti July 7, 2020August 7, 2020

The weekly performances begin July 14.

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Stream Blue’s Irish Night with Brenda Castles on July 8

by Aimsel Ponti July 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Castles is a Dublin-based concertina player and singer.

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Stream Forest City & Friends album release show on July 18

by Aimsel Ponti July 7, 2020August 7, 2020

The self-titled album was released in March.

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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

by Associated Press July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

The World Health Organization has so far dismissed the possibility of airborne transmission, except for during certain high-risk medical procedures.

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Judge abruptly reverses order to have fact-finder investigate South Florida ICE jails

by Monique O. Madan Miami Herald (TNS) July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

MIAMI — Just hours after appointing an independent fact-finder to investigate possible “inhumane conditions, deliberate indifference and cruel and unusual punishment” at three South Florida immigration detention centers, a Miami federal judge abruptly reversed her order Monday without explanation. In an eight-page scathing order filed earlier in the day, U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. […]