Masking, social distancing and other precautions were largely ignored at the jail, the site of one of the state’s largest outbreaks, according to a report by an outside investigator.
York County Sheriff’s Office
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COVID-19 cited as factor in death of York County inmate as jail outbreak is declared over
The finding by the state Medical Examiner’s Office differs from comments by Maine’s top public health official, who said Jason Daigle’s death was not related to the virus.
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York County Sheriff searching for armed suspect who fled traffic stop
Police say a 22-year-old Shapleigh man fled a traffic stop Monday resulting in a chase, and that the man is armed and does not want to go back to jail.
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At York County Jail, masks were not allowed ahead of outbreak
Internal documents and interviews with inmates and one guard reveal how county officials flouted public health precautions.
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Our View: COVID-19 prevention measures are there for a reason
Carelessness and failed leadership turned a few cases of the coronavirus into Maine’s biggest outbreak.
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York County to investigate jail outbreak
One focus of the inquiry will be the jail’s apparent failure to require guards or inmates to wear masks before the outbreak struck.
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Springvale man killed in Acton crash
Brandon Kishimoto, 25, was killed in a single vehicle crash Friday night, the York County Sheriff said.
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York County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19
The man, who was arrested Wednesday, was asymptomatic initially, but a test came back positive Thursday, the sheriff says.
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Poland Spring water truck crashes in Limington
The accident forced police to shut down Cape Road for more than five hours Sunday.
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Police plan education, measured enforcement of statewide stay-at-home order
Police around southern Maine say they don’t plan checkpoints or other aggressive enforcement of the order that takes effect Thursday.