Legislators gutted a bill originally aimed at limiting some use-of-force techniques at the youth prison, and now seek a timeline to close the facility entirely.
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Conditions for youth at Long Creek have improved, corrections commissioner tells lawmakers
Commissioner Randall Liberty said his agency is pushing to hire more staff and prevent more eruptions of violence at the state’s juvenile lockup.
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Corrections chief to tell lawmakers about state’s response to report critical of Long Creek
Commissioner Randall Liberty says some of the changes suggested in the report already have been adopted at Maine’s only youth prison.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Locked up for the holidays – why youth in Long Creek must be released now
Youth prisons neither keep communities any safer nor help young people, so we must get these kids home with the care and support they need.
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Mother settles suit over transgender teen’s 2016 suicide at Long Creek
Michelle Knowles, of North Vassalboro, filed the federal lawsuit against the Maine Department of Corrections in April.
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Our View: New study finds same old problems at Long Creek
Despite promises of reform, youths who need psychiatric treatment are still being held in a prison.
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Critical investigative report reignites calls to close Long Creek youth prison
Advocates came closer than ever to closing the state’s only youth prison during the last legislative session, winning support in the House and Senate, only to face a veto from Gov. Mills.
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Report says crushing boredom, chronic staff shortages drove outbursts at Long Creek
The report describes a dysfunctional, toxic situation at Maine’s only youth prison that led up to seven critical incidents starting this summer.
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South Portland police respond to unrest among incarcerated youths at Long Creek
Authorities say no one was injured but property was damaged in the incident Sunday night at the state’s Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Maine Voices: It’s time to close Long Creek, end youth incarceration
The state’s scramble to rebrand the institution can never heal the years of neglect and abuse that it has caused.