Penobscot County Sheriff

Program Division- Inmates who have been of good behavior and have met certain criteria have opportunities to participate in inmate work crews, work release, inmate helper programs, and in-house programs. During the past decade, inmates have provided over one-quarter million dollars worth of labor to non-profit agencies in projects, such as cemetery clean up, brush cutting, painting, roadside cleanup, and more. Inmates have helped restore buildings, such as the Curran Homestead, the Bangor Historical Society, Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Boy Scouts of America ( Camp Roosevelt ), libraries, schools, and fire departments.. The Education Program currently makes roadside signs at reduced rates to help communities mark their roads in compliance with the 911 standards. The Penobscot County Jail was the recipient of the Governors service Award recognizing thousands of hours of inmate labor to the community. 2007 is our first year planting our inmate garden. Land lent to us by Curran Homestead has been sowed by inmates. Not only does it educate inmates it also supplies the facility with fresh fruits and vegetables. Since 1989 the jail has completed an alternative OUI program where inmates paint and clean schools for reduced sentences. Over 2500 inmates have participated in this program yielding over $316,668.00 savings to the community. Over 66,000 hours of inmate labor was utilized in inmate helper programs.

Programs Supervisor-Sergeant Laura LeBreton