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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Cumberland County Jail hit by resurgence in COVID-19 outbreak
Thirty inmates at the jail were positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, Cumberland County Manager Jim Gailey said.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Cumberland County commissioners end jail emergency
During a meeting that lasted only a few minutes, commissioners voted unanimously to return jail operations to normal.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Cumberland County Jail eases lockdown as officials move to end COVID emergency
An outbreak that began in September and peaked this month appears to have eased, allowing the jail to accept new inmates.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Infections and lockdowns at Cumberland County Jail ease for now
But new infections inside the jail mean the virus is still circulating.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2021
Inmates and families decry conditions in Cumberland County Jail during lockdown
People housed in the jail in Portland say suicide attempts are up and their mental health is deteriorating during what is effectively solitary confinement.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Maine’s new bail law may ease the crunch for struggling county jails
The sponsors of a new law that ends cash bail requirements for most minor charges say people who are not a danger to the public shouldn't be stuck in county jails just because they're too poor to pay bail.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Jail problems nearly boil over after Cumberland County declares emergency
A steady, years-long stream of departures at the jail has turned a small COVID-19 outbreak into a full-blown crisis.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Ohio fugitive wanted for drug felonies arrested in Harpswell
Brian Woods, 46, was wanted in Ohio for multiple felonies including trafficking fentanyl.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Indictment charges corrections officer with assaulting inmate at Cumberland County Jail
Vinal Thompson, 40, has been on paid administrative leave for more than a year in connection with the July 2020 incident.
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PublishedApril 16, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak prompts Cumberland County jail to divert prisoners
The jail says an outbreak affecting 51 inmates and 2 staff is forcing it to send anyone arrested in Cumberland County to the York County Jail in Alfred or the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
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