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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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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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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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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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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Biddeford man dies at Cumberland County jail
A jail official said Richard Putze, 62, was found unresponsive in his cell in the medical unit early Wednesday morning.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Ex-jail guard found guilty of manslaughter for falling asleep at wheel, killing 9-year-old girl
Kenneth Morang, 64, faces zero to 30 years in prison following his conviction for causing the crash that killed Raelynn Bell of Standish in July 2019.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Prosecutors, defense clash in trial of former corrections officer charged in fatal crash
Kenneth Morang was charged with manslaughter after admitting that he fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck and rear-ended another car in July 2019. His defense attorney argues his conduct was not criminal.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Inmate spends more than two years in isolation amid struggles to determine competency
The attorney for Deysean Sanchez says his client is unable to participate in his own defense, but he could soon stand trial anyway.
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