30-year-old inmate dies after being rushed from Cumberland County Jail to hospital
PORTLAND, Maine — A 30-year-old Portland woman on a state probation hold at Cumberland County Jail died Wednesday morning after suffering seizures, according to a county sheriff’s office announcement.
ACLU of Maine sues guards at Portland jail alleging beating of illegal immigrant
PORTLAND, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation on Tuesday filed an excessive force lawsuit in U.S. District Court against two Cumberland County Jail guards on behalf of a man who has been deported.
VIDEO: Cumberland County guards allegedly beat inmate
The ACLU of Maine says two Cumberland County Jail guards repeatedly punched Wilmer Recinos in the chest and pepper-sprayed him in the face.
County jail officer charged with assaulting inmate
Nicholas Stein, 41, is suspended without pay and faces criminal charges of assault following an altercation with a Cumberland County Jail inmate last month.