Androscoggin County Jail
Sheriff- Eric Samson
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Alternative Sentencing Program
Programs Director Sergeant Victoria Langelier
Contact Number (207) 753-2576
Email Address:
vlangelier@androscoggincountymaine.gov
The Alternative Sentencing
Program (ASP) is a chance for any individual that is found GUILTY of a
non-violent misdemeanor crime, which is not a sex offense, in the
State of Maine, to do their jail time in an alternative way. Instead
of serving your time in a county jail in Maine, you will be
required to do a number of community service tasks in the
Lewiston/Auburn area. These tasks include a variety of indoor and
outdoor activities.
We accept participants
that are sentenced in all Counties in the State of Maine. All courts
will send your information directly to the Programs Director at the
Androscoggin County Jail (ACJ).
***If you were sentenced
in Cumberland County Courts you are required to process with the
Cumberland County Jail (CCJ) before you can be accepted for our
Alternative Sentencing Program. This involves going to the CCJ and
asking them to register you for the Androscoggin Alternative
Sentencing Program. The CCJ will fill out paperwork, take your
fingerprints and forward your paperwork to the Androscoggin County
Jail. When this is done, you will be officially registered and your
spot will be saved. ***
There are two types of individuals in
each program; one the court labels first offenders/weekend
participants who serve
roughly 48 hours in the program, and another that is labeled second
offenders/weeklong participants who serve 7 days in the program. Being labeled first and
second offenders has nothing to do with your criminal history; it is
about the amount of time the court would like you to serve.
Participants in the program are housed in a local area, which includes access to showers, sleeping areas, and an area where meals are served.
Weekend participant $225.00
Weeklong participant $450.00
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