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State threatens to close Piscataquis County Jail over safety concerns

Summary by Bangor Daily News
Piscataquis County must stop taking inmates at its jail and move boarded inmates to their original facilities after the jail failed an inspection last month. The Maine Department of Corrections made the order after an inspection of the Dover-Foxcroft jail on July 21 and 22 where officials found a number of unspecified violations that Commissioner Randall Liberty said “constitute a danger to the health and safety of the staff, inmates, and/or vis…

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State threatens to close Piscataquis County Jail over safety concerns

Piscataquis County must stop taking inmates at its jail and move boarded inmates to their original facilities after the jail failed an inspection last month. The Maine Department of Corrections made the order after an inspection of the Dover-Foxcroft jail on July 21 and 22 where officials found a number of unspecified violations that Commissioner Randall Liberty said “constitute a danger to the health and safety of the staff, inmates, and/or vis…

·Bangor, United States
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Bangor Daily News broke the news in Bangor, United States on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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