First details of proposed Penobscot County Jail emerge in new site plans

First details of proposed Penobscot County Jail emerge in new site plans

A new Penobscot County Jail could hold nearly twice as many inmates as the existing building and provide space for medical and mental health services, early plans for the facility show. They also show that the jail would be built in Hampden — though a county-wide vote is still required to move it out of Bangor. The documents, which include both floor and site plans, were quietly released on the Penobscot County website within the last week and h…