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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Cumberland County settles lawsuit over alleged assault on inmate
The former inmate received $41,000 as part of the settlement, the county confirmed this week.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Cumberland County Jail gets $900,000 federal grant for drug treatment
The jail has partnered with community agencies to improve substance use disorder treatments for inmates while they're incarcerated and afterward.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Former inmate sues over alleged assault by Cumberland County Jail guard
A man who was punched in the face by a corrections officer in July is suing the county, the sheriff and the officer who hit him.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
State declares outbreak at Cumberland County Jail, but sheriff says tests are not clear
The state CDC reported 2 new cases of COVID-19 at the jail in Portland on Tuesday, but the sheriff said a retest of one inmate came back negative and a second is pending.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Police will investigate Cumberland County Jail guard who punched inmate
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says he is 'very disappointed' by what he saw on security footage, and the officer is now on paid administrative leave.
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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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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 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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