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Cumberland County jail visitors report steady census, recommend perimeter cameras and facility upgrades
Summary
The Cumberland County jail board of visitors presented its annual report to commissioners on June 16, noting the facility’s capacity, average daily census, federal detainee counts and recommendations including added perimeter surveillance and bed upgrades.
Colleen Hilton, chair of the Cumberland County Jail Board of Visitors, told county commissioners on June 16 that the jail ‘‘is the largest county jail in Maine’’ and that board inspections found no immediate safety issues but did produce several recommendations for improvements.
The report said the jail is rated to hold 570 inmates, with an average daily census of ‘‘about 386,’’ a figure Hilton attributed in part to staffing levels. She told commissioners the board found the county’s partnership with Armor Health — led locally by Kyle Manahan, and staffed with psychiatric and nursing personnel — important to managing behavioral-health needs inside the facility.
Hilton also reported that federal detainees held under contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement averaged…
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