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PARIS Oxford County continues to make steady progress as it converts its jail from a 72-hour holding facility to a full-time, full-service jail.
The Oxford County Commission on Thursday hired four new correction officers and promoted another officer to sergeant/supervisor. Commissioners also authorized County Administrator Donald Durrah and Sheriff Christopher Wainwright to sign contracts for food, medical and inmate telephone services ahead of the target date July 1 conversion.
The Oxford County Jail was downgraded to a 72-hour holding facility through a statewide jail consolidation plan in 2008, requiring it to transport inmates held more than 72 hours to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
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PARIS The Oxford County Commission unanimously approved the purchase of an SUV for the Sheriff’s Office on Friday to replace a cruiser demolished this month in Denmark.
On Feb. 6, a police vehicle driven by Deputy Bran Pelton was heading to a call with his emergency lights on when a 2012 Toyota SUV driven by Meghan Ottolini of Cambridge, Massachusetts, drove through an intersection without yielding and struck the rear of the cruiser, Oxford County Chief Deputy James Urquhart said. The impact sent the cruiser into some trees.
There were no injuries, but the county’s 2018 Dodge Charger was destroyed.