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Nonprofit barred for supporting Black Lives Matter may be allowed back in Maine jail The Hancock County sheriff cut off a nonprofit recovery coaching service after it expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement. By Jennifer OsborneEllsworth American Read Article ELLSWORTH A nonprofit that helps inmates recover from substance abuse could be allowed back in the Hancock County Jail starting Friday, seven months after the agency lost access over its support for Black Lives Matter. County Commissioner Bill Clark, Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings and Sheriff Scott Kane met Monday morning. Clark said Monday afternoon that as a result of Monday morning’s meeting, a memorandum agreement is being drafted and should be finalized by Friday. ....
Recovery coaches could return to jail to treat inmates soon ELLSWORTH Healthy Acadia’s recovery coaches could be back in the Hancock County Jail early this week depending on how negotiations go Monday between County Commissioner Bill Clark, Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings and Sheriff Scott Kane. Kane canceled the contract after Healthy Acadia issued a June 10, 2020, statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kane disagreed with allowing an organization in the jail that supports a movement that he says wants to harm law enforcement. The Hancock County Commissioners met Saturday evening via Zoom, an online meeting platform. ....
Counselors from agency that praised Black Lives Matter barred from Hancock County Jail Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane canceled the group s contract last summer and defended his decision when questioned this week. By Jennifer OsbornEllsworth American Share ELLSWORTH Hancock County Jail inmates lost access to a recovery coaching service for the past six months after Sheriff Scott Kane canceled the contract of a nonprofit agency that issued a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kane said this week that his decision was based on the violence that occurred at some protests organized to demand an end to police brutality. “That decision was made in the height of the rioting and the looting and the burning that Black Lives Matter was associated with,” Kane said. ....
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Sheriff cancels contract ELLSWORTH Hancock County Jail inmates this past spring lost access to a recovery coaching service provided by Healthy Acadia after Sheriff Scott Kane canceled the contract due to what he described as “philosophical differences” with the organization. Kane canceled the contract after Healthy Acadia issued a June 10 statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “That decision was made in the height of the rioting and the looting and the burning that Black Lives Matter was associated with,” Kane said. “This is something that came up nine months ago. Why did this take nine months to come up? My responsibility as a police officer is to keep people safe. Those types of protests, when they turn violent, nobody’s safe.” ....