The trial beginning Monday in Alexandria, Va., will be the first time that Abu Ghraib survivors are able to bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury, their lawyer says.
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Donors raise $100K for prisoner who sent 13-cent hourly wages to Gaza
After word spread of his charitable gift, donors put together a GoFundMe for the man.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Reinstating parole will benefit Maine in many ways
A discretionary parole system could return rehabilitated offenders to productive lives and reduce prison-system costs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inTimes Record
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.