Commissioners will not ask Kane to resign
ELLSWORTH The Hancock County Commissioners will not ask Sheriff Scott Kane to resign in the wake of public outcry over Kane’s cancellation of Healthy Acadia’s recovery coaching services for inmates at the jail. Kane ended the relationship with Healthy Acadia last June after the nonprofit issued a statement supporting Black Lives Matter.
To be clear, there has not been any interruption in substance abuse treatment and counseling at the jail. There was a seven-month absence of Healthy Acadia’s “recovery coaching.” The program was reinstated this month.
Recovery coaches provide an opportunity for inmates to develop an action plan for their release as well as work on recovery, according to Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings.
The resolution was drafted after Sheriff Scott Kane cut off recovery services for jail inmates battling addiction. Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:46 PM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 6:55 PM EST February 16, 2021
ELLSWORTH, Maine In a Commissioners Special Meeting Tuesday, the Hancock County Commissioners voted against a resolution to ask Sheriff Scott Kane to resign. Two voted against the resolution, and John Wombacher was the lone commissioner who asked for Kane s resignation.
Wombacher, Chairman William Clark, and Commissioner Paul Paradis all condemned Sheriff Kane s actions regarding a decision last June to end a contract with a local non-profit that was providing recovery services in the Hancock County Jail for nearly four years.
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Nonprofit barred for supporting Black Lives Matter may be allowed back in Maine jail
The Hancock County sheriff cut off a nonprofit recovery coaching service after it expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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ELLSWORTH A nonprofit that helps inmates recover from substance abuse could be allowed back in the Hancock County Jail starting Friday, seven months after the agency lost access over its support for Black Lives Matter.
County Commissioner Bill Clark, Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings and Sheriff Scott Kane met Monday morning.
Clark said Monday afternoon that as a result of Monday morning’s meeting, a memorandum agreement is being drafted and should be finalized by Friday.
Recovery coaches could return to jail to treat inmates soon
ELLSWORTH Healthy Acadia’s recovery coaches could be back in the Hancock County Jail early this week depending on how negotiations go Monday between County Commissioner Bill Clark, Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings and Sheriff Scott Kane.
Kane canceled the contract after Healthy Acadia issued a June 10, 2020, statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kane disagreed with allowing an organization in the jail that supports a movement that he says wants to harm law enforcement.
The Hancock County Commissioners met Saturday evening via Zoom, an online meeting platform.