Cumberland County Jail
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Judge finds former Cumberland corrections officer not guilty of assaulting inmate in 2020
Vinal Thompson was indicted in 2021 for allegedly assaulting John Katula, an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail. The judge said Thompson acted in self-defense.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Brunswick police arrest Massachusetts man after Route 1 chase
Tyler Crossen, 22, of Harwich, Massachusetts, was arrested Tuesday after evading officers on Route 1. Police used a spike mat to stop the vehicle.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Woodstock man to serve 5-year sentence from 2019 crash
Ethan Rioux-Poulios admitted Tuesday to violating his probation from a 2019 vehicular manslaughter sentence when he allegedly led police on a chase last year in Oxford County.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
At total of 17 inmates housed at the Portland facility have tested positive for the virus.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Proposal would leave 48 staff vacancies unfilled at Cumberland County jail
The jail workers' union calls the budget plan to leave out funding for the positions 'obtuse and counterintuitive.'
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
Cumberland County jail lifts intake restrictions
Nearly 8 months after the Cumberland County jail closed its doors to most arrests, Sheriff Kevin Joyce announced Thursday that he had lifted intake restrictions.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility
A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Jail intake remains limited as Cumberland County sheriff continues hiring push
Kevin Joyce hopes to lift intake restrictions this summer, but he warns persistent staffing issues will likely limit the jail's operations for two to three years.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Former jail guard won’t serve prison time for 2019 fatal crash
Kenneth Morang, 65, received a 6-year suspended sentence after being convicted of manslaughter in the 2019 death of Raelynn Bell.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Windham man charged with supplying drugs in fellow jail inmate’s overdose death
Peter Curtis, 35, is accused of smuggling in the drugs that killed James Mannion, 30, inside the Cumberland County Jail.
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