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ACLU challenges use of COVID-19 relief funds for improvements at Penobscot County Jail

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation January 21, 2023

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The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into the use of COVID-19 relief funds to build and expand jails and prisons, including the Penobscot County Jail. The ACLU of Maine joined eight affiliates and the national organization this week in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting the investigation. “We are writing with deep concern about dozens of plans across the country to use American... + full article



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