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Tag: prison

Posted inNation

Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system

by The Associated Press February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

The group plans to examine the conditions of incarceration inside America’s 122 federal prisons, protect human rights and promote transparency.

Posted inNation

US prisons face staffing crisis as officers quit amid COVID

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

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

Prisoners need COVID vaccine, now

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

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

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

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

Maine paid prisoners jobless benefits after Janet Mills said to stop

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

Maine inmates lose federal lawsuit seeking their releases over virus concerns

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

Report: Dying Vermont inmate threatened, not given lifesaving care

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

How social distance and quarantining function in one Maine prison

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’

by Judy HarrisonSeptember 14, 2019September 13, 2019

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