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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: To reopen during pandemic, Maine courts have to adapt

by The Editorial Board September 15, 2020September 14, 2020

Judges won’t be able meet their historical obligations without accepting some brand-new changes.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Marathon bombing was a horrific crime, but Tsarnaev should not be executed

by Los Angeles Times August 22, 2020August 21, 2020

Capital punishment is essentially the government stepping in to extract revenge. That is not justice.

Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Governor denies clemency for Maine inmate seeking doctorate

by Eric Russell July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

Brandon Brown, serving a 17-year prison sentence for attempted murder, already is the first Maine inmate to receive an advanced degree.

Op-eds, Opinion

NAMI Maine: Increase community support for people with mental illness

by Amy Hodgdon Special to the Press Herald July 17, 2020July 16, 2020

Investments should ensure that social service professionals respond to people in need, and police are called upon to respond only to public safety issues.

Nation & World

Judge blocks restart of federal executions; administration will appeal

by MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

The U.S. district judge’s order came hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Want to help remedy racial inequity in Maine? Here are places to start

by Catherine Besteman and Joseph N. Jackson Special to the Press Herald June 13, 2020June 15, 2020

There’s a lot to do, on initiatives from bail reform to closing Long Creek and from protecting migrant workers to supporting farmers of color.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: In Maine’s bicentennial year, let’s cut through fog of racism

by Donna Loring Special to the Telegram June 7, 2020June 6, 2020

Criminal justice reform initiatives and our most important institutions can and must include Native people and people of color.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Thanks to the Supreme Court, ‘10 Angry Men’ can no longer send you to prison

by Michael McGough Los Angeles Times April 24, 2020April 29, 2020

The court now has said that most of the significant protections of the Bill of Rights – the ones dealing with personal liberty – do apply to the states.