Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week

Jail populations down but may rise after pandemic wanes

Officials argue for and against summonses versus arrests.

Jails take steps to reduce inmates’ exposure to coronavirus

Androscoggin County is restricting inmates' exposure to people coming from outside the jail.

Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry

Bruce Noddin helps provide spiritual guidance and council to inmates at Androscoggin County Jail.

Former Androscoggin County Sheriff Ronald Gagnon remembered as ‘one of us’

Ronald Gagnon died Friday in his home.

Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine

The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.

Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection

The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.

Oil spill at Androscoggin County Jail

APL pilots literacy program for incarcerated parents and their children

Bail set at $50K for Lewiston man charged with operating meth lab