LePage stalled in closing Down East prison under legal agreement

AUGUSTA, Maine — The state’s dismantling of the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport must halt while the Legislature decides whether to fund the prison for another year and a lawsuit to prevent its closure moves forward, a Superior Court judge said Wednesday.

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Most states disenfranchise felons. Maine and Vermont allow inmates to vote from prison.