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The Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC) is composed of Maine prisoners, their friends and families, victims of crime, and others committed to ethical, positive, and humane changes in Maine's prison system.
Maine Harm Reduction Alliance
A network of people, programs and organizations dedicated to enhancing the provision of harm reduction services through education, advocacy and action.
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.
Maine Voices: Gov. LePage coldly wreaks havoc on the lives of prison workers in a poor county
The loss of scarce jobs and work-release inmates from the sudden closing is a big deal for Machiasport and the surrounding community.
Maine attorney general won’t defend LePage administration in prison closure lawsuit
Janet Mills, in fact, wants to argue for the other side, that the state Constitution was violated by LePage officials when they emptied the Downeast Correctional Facility last week.
Don’t buy into this billionaire’s push to improve rights for crime victims in Maine
Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas should not have been stalked and killed by her ex-boyfriend in California in 1983. And family members should never have had to encounter the killer in a grocery store just a week after her death, unaware that he had been released on bail.
Anthony Sanborn, Maine’s 1st convicted killer to be released on bail, gets taste of freedom
Anthony Sanborn was jailed for nearly three decades before he became Maine’s first convicted murderer released on bail, adjusting to a world that left him behind. The greatest unknown comes this fall, when he returns to court to learn his fate.
What ex-cons say they need to stay out of jail
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Re-entering the workforce can be a challenge for people who have been convicted of a crime. Employers almost always ask if someone has ever been convicted of a crime, or run some type of background check. Checking the box "yes" can sometimes cost a person a potential job.
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.
Death of longtime Maine State Prison inmate not deemed suspicious
Deane Brown, 53, who had complained about prison conditions and filed a federal lawsuit, was serving a lengthy sentence for a burglary spree in the mid-1990s
Our View: Video visits won’t solve major challenges at Maine’s county jails
Increasing treatment funds is key to mitigating drug addiction and smuggling, and allowing contact visits builds the family ties that prevent re-offending.
Our View: Maine corrections chief right to speak up on Long Creek suicide
Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick should keep talking about the issues raised by this tragedy.
Long Creek juvenile center’s mental health protocols questioned after suicide
'Every red flag should have gone up' in the case of a suicidal transgender teen, national experts say. So far, the state-run facility has shed no light.