Aroostook County Jail

The Maine Center for Disease Control on Wednesday reported 199 new coronavirus cases and no deaths in the state. Aroostook County had five more confirmed cases.

The federal appeals court denied an emergency request to stop the jail from being forced to provide an inmate with medication.

The appeal says the judge didn't give enough deference to jail administrators for policy-setting decisions and limited jail resources.

American Flags were hoisted Friday morning on the newly installed flagpoles at the Aroostook County Jail and Sheriff's Administrative Offices in Houlton.

Houlton police arrested a man Sunday morning in connection with an alleged attack on a man at a party.

A prisoner who escaped from the Aroostook County Jail thirty-three years ago has been captured and is back behind bars.

An inmate who was found hanging from a shower fixture at the Aroostook County Jail, passed away Sunday evening at a Bangor hospital.

A Border Patrol Agent was arrested late last night in Presque Isle after he allegedly shot off fireworks in his room at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center.

A 20-year-old Caribou man is charged with attacking two corrections officers at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.

Maine State Police are investigating an apparent suicide of an inmate at the Aroostook  County Jail in Houlton.