In a letter sent last week, sheriffs from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties proposed a joint, regional corrections facility they say will reduce costs and provide better outcomes for inmates.

"The collective approach is far more sustainable and responsive to current and future demands than maintaining multiple small, under resourced jails," Sheriffs Eric Samson in Auburn, Scott Nichols Sr. in Farmington and Christopher Wainwright in Paris wrote.

The proposal did not include a cost estimate or location but argued a centralized jail would consolidate resources and split costs between the three counties.

Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties each operate their own county jails — which have about 250 beds combined.

Rather than each county maintaining its own small facility wi

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