Posted inPolice and Courts Aroostook man convicted of killing his girlfriend dies in Maine State Prison by Christopher Burns August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Starlette Vining, 38, was last seen alive in October 1998. Her remains have never been found.
Posted inPolice and Courts Piscataquis County Jail inspection report details failures that led to threat of closure by Marie Weidmayer August 6, 2025August 6, 2025
Posted inWashington Trump administration pulls funding from Maine prison system over trans inmate by Christopher Burns April 8, 2025April 8, 2025
Posted inGovernment Maine jail hires former prison supervisor despite concerns about past misconduct by Callie Ferguson March 26, 2025March 27, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts Man dies at Maine prison by Christopher Burns February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
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 Maine State Prison picks new warden following misconduct probe by Leigh Tauss May 19, 2024May 20, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Authorities investigating suicide at midcoast Maine jail by Christopher Burns April 24, 2024April 24, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Maine prisoners go on hunger strike to protest conditions they say are solitary confinement by Marie Weidmayer April 3, 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 Maine prisoners investigated for alleged sexual abuse of dog by Marie Weidmayer March 13, 2024March 18, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts More Maine State Prison leadership placed on leave in wake of harassment investigation by Susan Sharon, Maine Public February 23, 2024February 26, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Maine investigates allegations of hazing and inappropriate relationships at state prison by Marie Weidmayer and Michael Shepherd February 21, 2024February 22, 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 inPenobscot Palmyra man dies in Maine prison by Christopher Burns March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
Posted inNews Deputy commissioner of Maine prison system chosen to lead Arizona correctional facilities by Leela Stockley January 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Posted inAroostook Florida man who murdered Mainer dies in state prison by Christopher Burns December 5, 2022December 7, 2022
