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1. • Cumberland County jail lifts intake restrictions

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 12 months ago

     May 18—The Cumberland County Jail again began accepting all new inmates this week, nearly eight months after Sheriff Kevin Joyce imposed major intake restrictions in the face of staffing shortages ...

2. • Inmate dies in Cumberland County Jail

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Aug. 14—The Portland Police Department is investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive in their cell at the Cumberland County Jail early Sunday morning. Cumberland County ...

3. • Jail intake remains limited as Cumberland County sheriff continues hiring push

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

     Apr. 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 ...

4. • Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months ago

     Sep. 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 ...

5. • County law enforcement officer killed, Gorham man injured in Aroostook County UTV crash

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months ago

     Oct. 16—An officer with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office's corrections division was killed Sunday night when he crashed his utility terrain vehicle in the Aroostook County town of Westfield ...

6. • Arrest diversions at Cumberland County Jail are costly, but only option

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Sep. 30—Administrators at the Cumberland County Jail say they are taking extraordinary steps to try to fill dozens of vacant positions — a costly crisis that has plagued the facility for years ...

7. • Staff shortage at Cumberland County Jail leads feds to remove prisoners

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Sep. 7—The U.S. Marshals Service has removed federal prisoners from Cumberland County Jail because the facility is short-staffed, the sheriff said this week, the latest repercussion of a yearslong ...

8. • Lewiston woman says jail officers should not have been in room as she gave birth

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 9 months ago

     Aug. 17—A federal judge has ruled that a Maine woman can continue her lawsuit against Cumberland County contending that jail officers violated her constitutional right to privacy when they remained ...

9. • Portland police investigating death of Cumberland County Jail inmate

     Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Jul. 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 ...

10. • Portland police chief, sheriff at odds over jail intake limits

      Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      Oct. 21—The staffing crisis at Cumberland County Jail is frustrating Portland police officers who say intake limits forced them to release a man who became violent and threatening after his ...