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| Franklin County inmates once again going to Somerset County Jail |
| By kjonline.com- Kaitlin Schroeder & Doug Harlow |
| Published: 04/24/2014 |
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Somerset County officials said Wednesday that a fourth housing pod at the East Madison jail will reopen soon to accommodate the arrival of out-of-county inmates, possibly solving a space shortage that has threatened the operations of local jails. click image to enlarge Franklin County inmates will once again be housed at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison following a year-long lawsuit against the Maine Board of Corrections and public outcry from Franklin officials. The corrections board and Somerset County came to an accord at the April 15 at a Board of Corrections meeting, said Ryan Thornell, executive director for the board. Thornell said it is important to bring the Somerset County Jail back into the fold of the state’s county jail system to help with a bed space shortage. Read More. |
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