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Jail intake remains limited as Cumberland County sheriff continues hiring push
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—More than six months after the Cumberland County Jail closed its doors to most arrests, persistent staffing shortages are expected to continue to hamper the facility for several months ...
Cumberland County Jail inmate tries to escape during hospital visit
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 18—An inmate at Cumberland County Jail tried to escape custody while he was being checked out at Maine Medical Center, but the escape attempt was thwarted without major incident, the sheriff's ...
Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 26—There has been another outbreak of COVID-19 at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Seventeen inmates have tested positive for the respiratory virus, following a summer in which infections ...
Maine woman charged after 'significant' amount of meth, guns seized from home
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSANFORD, Maine — A local woman is facing drug-trafficking charges following her arrest during a...
Biddeford man dies at Cumberland County jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 9—Local and state authorities are investigating the death of a Biddeford man at the Cumberland County Jail on Wednesday. A corrections officer doing rounds in the medical unit found 62- ...
Woman kidnapped in Walmart parking lot is forced to drive at gunpoint, Maine cops say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhile waiting to meet an acquaintance at Walmart, a woman said she was kidnapped and forced to drive...
Portland police investigating death of Cumberland County Jail inmate
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 7—The Portland Police Department is investigating the death of an incarcerated man who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Cumberland County Jail on Wednesday morning. Sheriff Kevin ...
Inmate found dead in Cumberland County Jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 5—An inmate died Saturday at the Cumberland County Jail, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. During a routine round, one of the correctional officers discovered an inmate ...
Woman waves ‘frantically’ for help from car, then police chase driver, Maine cops say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA Maine police officer saw a woman waving “frantically” for help from a car window and tried pulling...
Inmate spends more than two years in isolation amid struggles to determine competency
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 17—A man who may be suffering from mental illness has spent more than two years in solitary confinement at the Cumberland County Jail and could soon be found competent to stand trial despite ...
