Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day

Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.

No cause yet in Auburn jail inmate’s death

Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night

Inmate dies at Auburn jail

Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week

Jail populations down but may rise after pandemic wanes

Officials argue for and against summonses versus arrests.

Jails take steps to reduce inmates’ exposure to coronavirus

Androscoggin County is restricting inmates' exposure to people coming from outside the jail.

Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry

Bruce Noddin helps provide spiritual guidance and council to inmates at Androscoggin County Jail.

Former Androscoggin County Sheriff Ronald Gagnon remembered as ‘one of us’

Ronald Gagnon died Friday in his home.

Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine

The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.

Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection

The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.