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No Penobscot County Jail Expansion

Penobscot County Jail (PCJ) in Bangor has been overcrowded for a decade. The county’s solution is to spend tens of millions of dollars to build an enormous new jail. We think there are better options - ones to make our communities safer and healthier, and save taxpayers money.

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The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast

The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast provides mentoring for adult and juvenile offenders in Knox and Waldo Counties and in four additional counties (Washington, Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Hancock) in conjunction with the Maine Coast Regional Reentry Center, as well as an innovative process for dealing with behavior issues in the schools statewide.

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My Sister's Keeper

Network of volunteers assist with community re-entry and avoiding recidivism through a lay-mentoring relationship and by providing material and other resource assistance; material assistance may include furniture, clothing, personal care items, or limited financial assistance.

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Free Inside

Free Inside is a prison program which weaves together practices in yoga, meditation and chi gung. Self healing, inner peace and compassion are what it hopes to awaken in people who take its ten sessions

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Hospice-Corrections Partnership at Maine State Prison

Since 2001, Maine Hospice Council has been operating a hospice program at Maine State Prison (MSP), in partnership with the Prison and the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC). The Maine Hospice Council and our community volunteers have brought elevated awareness of end-of-life issues to the prison setting. This partnership has enhanced services for prisoners and provided staff with greater knowledge and sensitivity on issues of grief and loss, as well as broadening the horizons of countless individuals through our advocacy and annual conferences.

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