Aroostook Jail Steering Committee (Ad Hoc)
The Jail Steering committee has been established to support the Lead County Jail Team on an as-needed basis and will be comprised of 9 total members (3 from each district as noted below), and each district shall include 2 professionals and 1 community member at large.
District I
Amity, Blaine, Bridgewater, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Glenwood Plantation, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Macwahoc Plantation, Mars Hill, Merrill, Monticello, Moro Plantation, New Limerick, Oakfield, Orient, Reed Plantation, Sherman, Smyrna, South Aroostook Unorganized Territories and Weston.
Professional: Lt. Brian Harris, Maine State Police, Blaine
Professional: VACANT
Community Member: Johanna Johnston, Houlton
District II
Ashland, Caribou, Castle Hill, Central Aroostook Unorganized Territories, Chapman, Mapleton, Presque Isle, Washburn and Westfield.
Professional: Dixie Lee Shaw, Catholic Charities of Maine, Presque Isle
Professional: Penny Thompson, City Manager, Caribou
Community Member: VACANT
District III
Allagash, Caswell, Connor Township, Cyr Plantation, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Garfield Plantation, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Limestone, Madawaska, Masardis, Nashville Plantation, New Canada, New Sweden, Northwest Aroostook Unorganized Territories, Perham, Portage Lake, Square Lake, St. Agatha, St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass, Westmanland, Winterville Plantation and Woodland.
Professional: Edward Pocock III, Town Manager, Limestone
Professional: Renee Deschaine, Select Board, Madawaska
Community Member: Gilman Bourgoin, Madawaska
Historical Jail Study Commission Records
- 2026_02_05_JSC_Minutes
- 2025_12_09_JSC_Minutes
- 2026_03_03_JSC_Packet
- 2026_03_03_JSC_Agenda
- 2026_02_05_JSC_Packet
- 2026_02_05_JSC_Agenda
- RFP_Haley Ward
- RFP_WBRC
- RFP_SMRT
- RFP_LaBella
- 2025_12_09_JSC_Packet
- 2025_12_09_JSC_Agenda
- 2025_10_21_JAC_Minutes
- 2025_11_18-Jail Advisory Committee - Agenda-Packet
- 2025_10_21-Jail Advisory Committee - Agenda-Packet
- 2025_05_28_JC_Minutes
- Aroostook County Jail Needs Assessment Report June 2025
- 2025_05_28_Jail Commission_Agenda
- 2024_12_16_JC Packet
- 2024_12_16_JC Agenda
- News Article - Planning of New Institutions 10/10/2024
- 2024_08_19_JC_Minutes
- Four Members Added To Jail Commission 8/20/2024
- 2024_08_19_JC_Agenda&Packet
- 2024_07_15_JC_MINUTES
- Jail & Justice System Assessment-Final-2024
- 2024_07_15_Jail Commission Packet_Addendum
- 2024_07_15_Jail Commission Packet
- 2024_07_15_Jail Commission Agenda
- Jail and Justice System Assessment 06/20/2024
- Commission Agenda 12/07/2023
- Jail Commission Schedule 2023
- Commission Agenda 01/23/23
- Commission Minutes 01/23/23
