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| Sheriffs, LePage agree jail system is broken |
| By bangordailynews.com- Daniel Hartill |
| Published: 05/01/2013 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The worst effects of the county jail budget crisis, including closed jails, endangered corrections officers and widespread inmate furloughs, could be averted, Maine’s sheriffs said Tuesday after an hourlong meeting with Gov. Paul LePage. The governor also insisted that the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn would remain open despite the crisis, Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins said. “He was really engaging,” said Desjardins, who wrote to LePage last week with a warning that the jail might have to close without promised state money. LePage didn’t have the money, Desjardins said. “He had a lot of questions,” the sheriff said. “The one thing we all agreed on was that the system is broken.” Maine’s five-year-old county jail system was created to save money. It diverted a portion of jail costs from local taxpayers to the state. Read More. |
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