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Penobscot County jail overcrowding

Bangor

Summary

A speaker laid out the case for a new county jail: built in 1869, capacity for 157, and $2.14 million a year spent boarding inmates elsewhere.

At a glance

Total mentions
2
Last 30 days
2

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 14, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The county spends over $2.14 million a year boarding out inmates.

✅Who benefits

Communities throughout Penobscot County that rely on the regional jail.

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