Long creek youth development center
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PublishedMay 17, 2019
Juvenile justice group convenes with mission of reform
Chief Justice Leigh Saufley tells the task force that the work of creating alternatives to incarcerating youths at the Long Creek Youth Development Center is unfinished business begun a decade ago.
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PublishedApril 30, 2019
State agrees to hand over records of suicide attempts at Long Creek
Disability Rights Maine sued last year to get the records during an investigation into the state's only juvenile detention facility, where 5 suicide attempts were reported in a 3-month span.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Our View: Replacing Long Creek may now be in reach
Key players are making progress toward much-needed juvenile justice reform
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2019
Corrections commissioner to convene group to consider fate of Long Creek
Randall Liberty says the group will examine Maine's juvenile justice system and revisit ending the incarceration of minors at the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Commentary: New system must replace ineffective Long Creek youth prison
Maine can learn from other states that are following the four Rs: reduce, reform, replace, reinvest.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Another View: Don’t shutter another institution for Maine kids unless support services are in place
The Editorial Board's call to close Long Creek stirs memories of the fallout from the closure of the Children's Psychiatric Hospital.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019
Maine Voices: Shuttering Long Creek won’t improve state’s juvenile-justice system
The facility connects youths to critical services such as a job placement program and college prep classes.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Our View: Time to stop incarcerating Maine children
Most of the youths now at the Long Creek facility don't belong there – let's create a place for them other than prison.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2018
Advocacy group sues state for records of youths’ suicide attempts at Long Creek
Disability Rights Maine says it received reports of 5 attempted suicides between March and July at the juvenile detention center in South Portland and has been seeking records from the state, with little success.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Letter to the editor: Fixing Maine’s youth justice system long overdue, but there’s new hope
The new governor and other elected leaders should develop and fund community-based alternatives to incarceration for the state's young people.
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