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| Op-Ed: Creating jail plan to satisfy state, counties |
| By Bangor Daily News |
| Published: 12/19/2007 |
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MAINE - Several years ago, Somerset County was at a critical state of affairs with its county jail. The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) declared Somerset’s jail in noncompliance with state standards and issued a clear directive for the county to pursue building a new jail or face closing the existing one. The commissioners at the time set on a fast-pace course to borrow $30 million for jail construction. The jail referendum passed with the narrow margin of 13 votes. Somerset County only needed 145 beds to meet its needs, but MDOC encouraged it to build a bigger facility claiming that a larger jail would generate money for the county and therefore reduce its debt. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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