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| State transfers 46 to county |
| By Portland Press Herald |
| Published: 05/03/2007 |
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AUGUSTA, ME - The state transferred 46 prison inmates to county jails Wednesday, the first in a series of steps designed to ease overcrowding in the state prison system. About 90 additional prisoners will be transferred within the next few weeks, the Department of Corrections said. "Maine's prisons are overcrowded," Commissioner Martin Magnusson said. "It's dangerous for inmates and it's dangerous for corrections officers. We are at a breaking point and something had to be done." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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