Franklin County Jail Expansion, Perimeter Fence Underway
The existing Franklin County jail was originally constructed in 1997 and was built to house 114 inmates.
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Maine Lawmakers Commit to Repairing County Jail System
AUGUSTA, Maine — Months after U.S. Department of Justice reviewer Rod Miller warned that Maine’s county jail system was “possibly about to run over a cliff,” state lawmakers have resolved to find a correctional funding fix in their current session.
Maine Jail Law May Be Repealed
AUGUSTA, Maine — The future of a law aimed at easing prison overcrowding is uncertain after members of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee were asked recently to repeal or change the legislation it endorsed two years ago.
The law, which consolidated county jails throughout the state, has not reduced costs and kept tax rates down as it promised, prompting calls for its repeal.
Under the law counties pay a capped amount to run their jails and the state pays the rest of the cost, but jail and
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Maine Could Save $19M With Corrections Consolidation
AUGUSTA, Maine — Efforts to reduce state prison costs under a jail consolidation law will save taxpayers more than $19.2 million between 2009 and 2013, according to offic
Read MoreMaine Gov.’s DOC Selection Ruffles Feathers
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has nominated Joseph Ponte to head Maine’s Department of Corrections.
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Cooperative Corrections
Funding and space deficiencies are commonplace in the correctional industry. Jurisdictions across the United States deal with overcrowded conditions, which often leads to the absorption of programming space to accommodate inmate housing. The lack of programming space leads to a lack of inmate services and rehabilitation, which helps contribute to higher recidivism rates. It’s a downward spiral that hasn’t stopped for years in many communities.
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