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Tag: prison

Posted inNational Politics

Supreme Court rules for inmates seeking reduced prison terms

Avatar photo by The Associated Press June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes.

Posted inNation

Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system

Avatar photo by The Associated Press February 17, 2022February 17, 2022
Posted inNation

US prisons face staffing crisis as officers quit amid COVID

Avatar photo by The Associated Press November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
Posted inNews

Eliminating cash bail for small crimes would fix Maine’s ‘2-tiered level of justice,’ advocates say

Avatar photo by Nick Schroeder May 26, 2021May 27, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Prisoners need COVID vaccine, now

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor March 14, 2021March 13, 2021
Posted inDown East

A smaller prison being rebuilt on Down East coast is expected to open this fall

Avatar photo by Bill Trotter February 26, 2021February 25, 2021
Posted inNation

1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died

Avatar photo by The Associated Press December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inLetters

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020: Collins’ support for education, care for inmates, vote for Democrats to protect health care

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Maine paid prisoners jobless benefits after Janet Mills said to stop

Avatar photo by Caitlin Andrews August 27, 2020August 27, 2020
Posted inNews

Maine inmates lose federal lawsuit seeking their releases over virus concerns

Avatar photo by Caitlin Andrews August 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Posted inNews

Report: Dying Vermont inmate threatened, not given lifesaving care

Avatar photo by The Associated Press July 22, 2020July 22, 2020
Posted inFree, Health, News, Portland

How social distance and quarantining function in one Maine prison

Avatar photo by Maine Public April 14, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inNews, Relationships, State

A life sentence in one murder, 58 years in another: Sentences are ‘more art than science’

Avatar photoby Judy HarrisonSeptember 14, 2019September 13, 2019

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