Activists urge Penobscot County to consider diversion efforts over jail expansion
Recently, an organization we are working with, No Penobscot County Jail Expansion , held a press conference making their case for the establishment of diversion programs as an alternative to the construction of a new county jail. BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - While Penobscot County works on plans to relocate the jail from Bangor to Hampden, a local group has formed to offer an alternative. Hoping to keep folks out of jail rather than expand the number of beds, local activists have created the...
