MAINE COMPASS: Criminal justice system should focus on rehabilitation, not punishment

Last week, legislators considered L.D. 1765, a proposal to create a commission that would examine and revise Maine’s criminal laws. This is an important opportunity for our state to evaluate the effectiveness, objectives and purpose of our criminal justice system.

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Death of inmate at Maine State Prison ruled a homicide