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Cumberland County Jail is a county jail located in Cumberland County, Maine. Rated capacity: 500. Reported population: 340. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Cumberland County Jail is located in Portland, Maine, and is the largest jail in the state. The jail, a division of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, is a part of Cumberland County government and is wholly operated by the elected Sheriff. In 2002 it became the first jail in the state of Maine to receive national accreditation from the American Correctional Association, at the time putting it among only 4% of adult correctional facilities in the US to have been so accredited. It has the capacity to accommodate 600 inmates, and employs over 200 staff (including 130 Corrections Officers). Most inmates are serving short sentences or awaiting trial.
conditions of confinement at the Cumberland (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. We thank Warden Smith and the Cumberland County Jail staff for accommodating our investigation and providing access to the Jail’s facilities, staff, documents, conditions that we have reasonable cause to believe violate the Constitution of the United States. unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
See id. § 1997b(a). This letter and the attached report serve to notify you of the supporting facts options for resolving this matter amicably.
Practical info
adequate measures to prevent inmate suicides and provide adequate mental health care. These screening to identify inmates at risk of self-harm or in need of mental health care for a serious mental health condition; and (3) provide sufficient mental health care to inmates with a clear working with the County to address the violations of law we have identified. The lawyers
Known issues
[doj-cripa 2021-01-01 — Cumberland County Jail (New Jersey)] County Jail (the “Jail”), conducted under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. We thank Warden Smith and the Cumberland County Jail staff for Consistent with CRIPA’s statutory requirements, we provide this written notice of the conditions that we have reasonable cause to believe violate the Constitution of the United States. unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
