Cumberland County Jail
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Cumberland County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19
All of the jail's staff and inmates are being required to wear masks.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Mental health, Riverview officials criticize Cumberland County pepper spray incident
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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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
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.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2019
Former Cumberland County corrections officer sentenced on drug charges
Davis Glazener will serve 10 1/2 months in prison, and his conviction has prompted the sheriff's department to change its hiring policy as it pertains to a candidate's former drug use.
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