Prison
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PublishedJuly 15, 2023
Commentary: I worked with Leslie Van Houten when she was in prison. I’m glad she’s been paroled
She committed a horrific crime that I don’t excuse. But I believe that she can still do much good in the world.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Commentary: Jailing people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness
The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Gardiner man sentenced to 65 years in prison for murder, attempted killing with machete
Dylan Ketcham, 23, was sentenced Tuesday for the murder of Jordan Johnson and attack on Caleb Trudeau in January 2020.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Commentary: Prolonged solitary confinement is torture. The practice needs judicial oversight.
Given the irreparable harm that solitary can do, proposed federal reforms must include a mechanism for independent review by a competent authority.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Our View: Incarceration should not be a death sentence
Premature deaths at Maine prisons and jails are on the rise. It's time we all took notice.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Leonard Pitts: You don’t treat a human being like this
The starvation of a Florida inmate who was paralyzed by prison guards is a reminder that cruelty carries a price far beyond the victim.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Brunswick nonprofit fundraiser to help educate inmates across U.S.
College Guild, a Brunswick nonprofit that provides free educational courses to prisoners around the country, will host a fundraiser Thursday at 5 p.m.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Federal judge approves plan to reimburse Maine inmates who lost unemployment benefits
The state will return more than $163,000 in seized unemployment benefits to 54 people who were incarcerated in Maine in 2020 and barred from the state's work-release program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Commentary: People should not be incarcerated in ‘just freezing’ conditions
Vague regulations regarding temperature have resulted in harm and even death for those behind bars.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2021
Commentary: End profit-driven detention in immigration system, federal prisons
The Biden administration’s follow-through on its promises to cut ties with private correctional facilities is spotty.
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