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| Corrections chief calls for state takeover of county jails |
| By bangordailynews.com |
| Published: 02/13/2014 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The state corrections commissioner is calling for a state takeover of Maine’s 15 county jails, saying the system is “on the verge of collapsing.” In a three-page letter distributed Wednesday to the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee, Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte said the state corrections system is “well-positioned to take over the jail operations immediately.” The county jail system has enough room for all of its inmates but is poorly run, allowing some counties to maintain dozens of empty beds while others are severely overcrowded, he said. “We’re in trouble now,” Ponte said in a State House interview late Wednesday. “It’s at a crisis. Every day, some jails are shuffling inmates to find places for them to sleep. And that’s not the way to run facilities.” Read More. |
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