Case of Liberty felon highlights problems released prisoners face when rejoining society
LIBERTY, Maine — What would happen if a person committed a violent crime as a young person, served time for it, found it tough to find a place to live after prison and ended up staying in a camper trailer near a public park?
Maine Voices: Maine should restore parole, home confinement to cut crowding, recidivism
One of the more pressing issues of the day is overcrowding in the state prisons, which are administrated by the Maine Department of Corrections. There is capacity currently required for hundreds of excess inmates statewide.