By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will pay a total of $100,000 to reserve land on which it hopes to build a new jail.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Renderings for the proposed new Penobscot County jail could be available by the end of the year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A potential site has been chosen for the new Penobscot County Jail, but there are significant steps to be completed before a new facility can be constructed.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County has chosen a property in Hampden as the potential site for a new jail, according to a source with knowledge of the decision.

By Frank Zarro, Dylan Moore and Benjamin Miller Maine has a reputation for being a caring state, a fact many are proud of.

To the Editor; Penobscot County Commissioners want to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money for a new and bigger jail.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The potential site for a new Penobscot County Jail has been narrowed down to two properties.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Two more men were charged with murder after a grand jury reviewed the criminal cases connected to a missing man found dead in Penobscot County last year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year to send inmates to other jails across the state after the facilities raised their costs.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County officials are considering buying one of four properties on which to build a new jail.