During work sessions this week, lawmakers on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will discuss an array of bills, including one to ban solitary confinement and another to expand Good Samaritan Law protections.
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Brandon Brown is grateful for path that led him from prison to redemption
The 35-year-old Gilead resident is the first inmate in Maine to earn a master’s degree in restorative justice.
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Maine inmate who had escaped 3 times dies in custody
Arnold Nash, 68, was serving a 45-year prison sentence for killing his former neighbor in 1991.
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Maine State Prison inmates in solitary confinement end hunger strike
Inmates in the most restrictive unit at the Maine State Prison have stopped refusing their meals.
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Inmates in solitary confinement go on hunger strike at Maine State Prison
The inmates are protesting conditions in their segregated unit.
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Maine inmate held in solitary for nearly 2 years settles lawsuit
Under the agreement, no person will spend more than 30 days in solitary confinement without approval from the department commissioner.
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Women with jobs in Maine prisons face ‘hostile and abusive’ workplace, federal lawsuit says
A female corrections officer is suing the Maine Department of Corrections alleging harassment and discrimination.
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Thomaston man sentenced to 8 years for killing fellow inmate during altercation
An argument over stolen cigarettes led to the fatal fight between 2 prisoners in 2018, according to court documents.
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Our View: Inmates of Maine’s prisons, jails need vaccines, too
The state is leading the nation in distributing COVID vaccines, except to one vulnerable group.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over unemployment benefits for prisoners
The state reversed itself and withheld unemployment benefits for prison inmates who were not allowed to continue work-release jobs during the pandemic.