Face coverings are now required in all public places in Maine, even where physical distancing is possible.
Maine Department of Corrections
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Maine agrees to provide hepatitis C medication in prisons
The treatment is being provided by the Department of Corrections after an inmate sued the state last year.
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Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
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Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food
The announcement comes days after a decision to postpone the June 1 reopening of southern Maine restaurants drew complaints.
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Two more inmates at Windham prison test positive for COVID-19
That brings to four the number of inmates at the Maine Correctional Center to have been so diagnosed, making it the first coronavirus outbreak at a prison in Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons
Correctional facilities are among the most likely sites for COVID-19 outbreaks.
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With one-third of tests returned, no new cases discovered at Windham prison
Testing of all inmates and staff at the Maine Correctional Center will continue through Friday.
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Man at Maine Correctional Center is first state inmate to test positive for COVID-19
Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty says the finding prompted tests of more than 230 inmates and employees at the prison in Windham on Tuesday afternoon.
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Our View: Outbreak no excuse for shutting out Maine’s public
The Mills administration held private briefings with legislators, robbing the public of its right to know what its government is doing.
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Corrections chief briefs lawmakers about pandemic response, but public is shut out
The governor’s office would not respond to questions Wednesday evening.