We support a vision of Penobscot County that funds health, healing and housing — not a bigger jail.
Fighting an unnecessary, harmful and expensive jail expansion.
The expansion of the Penobscot County Jail (PCJ) is unnecessary and counterintuitive to solving the crises in Penobscot County, including poverty, mental health, homelessness, and drug overdose deaths. Our taxpayer funds should go to strengthening the economy, improving hospitals, schools, and helping vulnerable communities- not to build or expand jails, which cause documented harm.
To learn more about Penobscot County Jail and the struggle to stop the expansion, check out our Fact Sheet.
Upcoming Events
Rethinking Incarceration: The Myth of Public Safety
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
6 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us to learn about the current state of our local corrections system and how we can problem-solve for a better future here in Penobscot County and beyond.
Why oppose jail expansion? Our top 10 reasons
Jail expansion will waste our tax dollars without making us safer.
Conditions inside the jail
Learn what it's really like to be incarcerated in what is often called “the worst jail in the state of Maine.”
How you can help
Access our Action List and see what you can do to help.
