No Penobscot County Jail Expansion

08/15/2024

Don’t miss Linda’s interview this Sunday, August 18 at 1:30pm with Doug Dunbar and Brian Pitman, members of No Penobscot County Jail Expansion (NPCJE), as they talk about what’s happening in Maine jails and the money we spend on new construction. Listen live at 90.9 WMPG FM or stream online: https://www.wmpg.org/

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04/30/2023

Penobscot County wants to use taxpayer money to hire a Marketing Firm to convince the public to support the most unwise, harmful and expensive proposal in Penobscot County history. County officials understand the public wants to invest in solutions, not an enormous--and enormously expensive--new building. We need to focus on wellness and incarcerating fewer people.

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/28/news/penobscot/penobscot-county-new-jail-facility-plan-joam40zk0w/

01/20/2023

Rainy Day Fund

Just curious... How much rain must fall and what group of people must get drenched before Maine State Government would tap into its record-setting $902 million Rainy Day Fund?

Bangor and many other communities face worsening crises around homelessness, substance use disorders, overdose deaths, a rise in mental illness, and alarming su***de rates.

It's been pouring on those impacted by these crises for years. Again, how much precipitation needs to fall and who must it land on for the fund to be tapped?

Deadly overdoses fueled by the growing presence of fentanyl.

08/09/2022

07/04/2022

https://twitter.com/phil_lewis_/status/1425609041221390339?s=21

“The Marshall Project asked incarcerated people what might have kept them out of prison.

Their responses: Affordable housing, vocational programs, cheaper college classes, grief counseling, drug prevention programs, daycare vouchers and more.”

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/27/what-could-have-kept-me-out-of-prison

06/26/2022

You Are Needed! No Penobscot County Jail Expansion meets today (Sunday, June 26th) at 4:00. We meet every other Sunday. Please join us! To learn more and obtain the Zoom link, please contact Doug Dunbar ([email protected]).