LePage commutes 17 prisoner sentences
PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has granted more than a dozen prisoners early release, capping a tumultuous week that has left legislators uncertain of whether he will continue to push to close the state prison in Machiasport.
Our View: Early release for inmates can work if well-planned
In 1973, Michael Boucher strangled 18-year-old Debra Dill in a wooded area of Litchfield and used a hammer to beat her so viciously that one of her teeth lodged in her windpipe.