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Tag: penobscot county jail

Posted inLetters

Letter: Penobscot County needs more treatment, not incarceration

by Opinion Contributor July 30, 2022July 30, 2022

“A bigger jail doesn’t mean better outcomes! Money should be spent on treatment, prevention and integrations, not more incarceration.”

Posted inBangor

Penobscot County hires Bangor firm to take on overcrowded jail project

by Sawyer Loftus January 12, 2022January 18, 2022
Posted inBangor

Bangor jail can’t transfer inmates to state prisons because of continuing COVID outbreak

by Judy Harrison November 30, 2021November 30, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Penobscot County should build housing, not expand its jail

by Opinion Contributor November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Federal funds can be better spent on services, not expanding Penobscot County Jail

by Opinion Contributor November 26, 2021November 26, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Want to ease jail overcrowding? Ensure people have homes, health care and substance use treatment.

by Opinion Contributor November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Posted inBangor

Penobscot County wants to add 100 beds to its overcrowded jail

by Judy Harrison November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
Posted inBangor

Penobscot County will spend nearly $1M next year to send inmates to other jails

by Judy Harrison October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
Posted inBangor

Bangor jail closes to all but most violent new arrestees during COVID outbreak

by Judy Harrison October 11, 2021October 11, 2021
Posted inBangor

23 test positive in new COVID outbreak at the Penobscot County Jail

by Judy Harrison October 5, 2021October 6, 2021
Posted inBangor

Brewer is concerned about inmates’ early releases at overcrowded county jail

by Lia Russell September 15, 2021September 16, 2021
Posted inBangor

Bangor jail is functioning without 25 percent of its staff as overcrowding persists

by Judy Harrison September 10, 2021September 9, 2021
Posted inEditorials

Comprehensive solutions are needed for overdue end to chronic overcrowding at Bangor jail

by The BDN Editorial Board August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Posted inBangor

Penobscot County considers mobile jail made from semi-trailers to ease inmate overcrowding

by Judy Harrison August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Posted inBangor

Penobscot County Jail gets temporary license, and 90 days to address overcrowding

by Sawyer Loftus August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
Posted inBangor

Penobscot County Jail risks losing its license due to overcrowding

by Sawyer Loftus August 18, 2021August 19, 2021
Posted inBangor

With long-planned expansion on hold, crowded Bangor jail gets creative in reworking its space

by Judy Harrison June 2, 2021June 2, 2021
Posted inBangor

Bangor jail reports new COVID-19 outbreak, weeks after the end of its last one

by Matthew Stone April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Jail can’t solve our community’s problems

by Opinion Contributor April 10, 2021April 10, 2021
Posted inBangor

Inmate’s lawsuit says Bangor jail denied him mental health treatment and access to lawyer

by Judy Harrison March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

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