Posted inPolice and Courts Corrections officials say security has been bolstered at Maine youth center after escapes by Susan Sharon, Maine Public January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Officials denied that the escapes were due to staffing levels or the increase in youths being held there.
Posted inPolice and Courts 3 teens escape Maine youth detention center by Leela Stockley August 15, 2025August 15, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts Teen escaped Maine’s youth prison through a window, police records show by Callie Ferguson July 22, 2025July 22, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts 14-year-old escapes Maine youth detention center by Leela Stockley July 21, 2025July 22, 2025
Posted inGovernment Can this plan to transform Maine’s youth prison win over Janet Mills? by Callie Ferguson May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts We spent months examining Maine’s juvenile justice system. Here’s what we learned. by Callie Ferguson December 30, 2024January 2, 2025
Posted inHealth The forces and failures that undid a Maine boy’s childhood by Callie Ferguson October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
Posted inMaine Focus, News, Police and Courts, Top Stories Police: Teens escaped Maine youth prison by jumping off the roof by Callie Ferguson August 6, 2024August 6, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Teens who escaped Maine prison arrested after crashes in two states by Christopher Burns July 30, 2024July 30, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts New leader picked for Maine’s youth prison by Ethan Andrews May 28, 2024May 29, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Boys broke out of Maine’s youth prison during recent period of unrest by Callie Ferguson April 19, 2024April 19, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Maine lawmakers push to divert youth from Long Creek but haven’t yet earmarked funding by Callie Ferguson April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Workers at Long Creek say inadequate staffing is creating unsafe conditions by Susan Sharon, Maine Public March 28, 2024March 28, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts For young offenders in Maine, justice varies with geography by Callie Ferguson March 28, 2024March 28, 2024
Posted inState Maine is struggling to open alternatives to its youth prison by Kevin Miller, Maine Public February 15, 2024February 15, 2024
Posted inEditorials More ‘normative’ care long overdue in Maine’s juvenile detention system by The BDN Editorial Board February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Posted inMaine Focus ‘Shame on us’: How Maine struggles to handle troubled youth by Callie Ferguson February 1, 2024February 1, 2024
Posted inPortland Former Long Creek inmate sues state over alleged abuse and sex assaults by Christopher Burns October 18, 2023October 18, 2023
Posted inPortland Prosecutor recommends South Portland teen accused of plotting school attack be held at Long Creek by CBS 13 October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
Posted inMaine Focus Maine kids in youth prison are often locked in cells because of staff shortages by Callie Ferguson October 24, 2022October 24, 2022
