Some inmates refuse meals at Androscoggin County Jail while issuing a letter outlining more than a dozen complaints to administrators.
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COVID-19 outbreak strikes Auburn jail
Three transport officers at Androscoggin County Jail test positive for the virus, prompting the state agency to step in to assist.
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State prisons block transfer from jails of sentenced inmates, again
Nine of the 23 sentenced inmates at the Androscoggin County Jail were scheduled to be taken to a state prison Thursday, said Sheriff Eric Samson. The block is due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day
Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.
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No cause yet determined in Auburn jail inmate’s death
Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night, jail officials said.
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Authorities investigate Androscoggin County Jail inmate death
Corrections officers found inmate Kawon Smith Walker, 22, unresponsive in his cell shortly before 11 p.m Thursday.
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Maine prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails
All prisoners must have spent 14 days in county custody and be free of symptoms and subjected to temperature checks, among other requirements.
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Jail populations down but may rise after pandemic wanes
Officials argue for and against summonses versus arrests.
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Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry
Bruce Noddin helps provide spiritual guidance and council to inmates at Androscoggin County Jail.
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Former Androscoggin County Sheriff Ronald Gagnon remembered as ‘one of us’
Ronald Gagnon died Friday in his home.