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Maine corrections official will lead Arizona's troubled prison system
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 17—Maine's deputy corrections commissioner was named Tuesday to lead Arizona's troubled prison system. Ryan Thornell was chosen by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to become director of the Arizona ...
Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it’s hard to say
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn effort to define solitary confinement in Maine law failed to receive a vote in the Legislature...
York County Jail administrator will take over as new warden of Maine State Prison
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 18—The Maine Department of Corrections has named the York County Jail administrator as the next warden of the Maine State Prison. Nathan Thayer has served as jail administrator in York County ...
Maine Department of Corrections names new superintendent of state's sole youth prison
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMay 28—Maine's only youth prison has hired a new leader to oversee the facility. Ryan Andersen has been appointed superintendent of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, the Maine Department ...
Federal judge approves plan to reimburse Maine inmates who lost unemployment benefits
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 25—A federal judge approved a $368,000 settlement agreement between the state and more than 50 people who lost coronavirus-related unemployment benefits when they were incarcerated in Maine ...
Group recommends the state reestablish parole and other early prison release options
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 20—After nearly 50 years, the opportunity for prison inmates to be released on parole could be reinstated in Maine, but the group of lawmakers, criminal justice system advocates and others ...
LePage says Gov. Mills' policies have fueled drug use, crime
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 28—Standing in Portland's Deering Oaks park, in front of a duck pond that was recently drained to search for a weapon used in a killing, former Gov. Paul LePage laid the blame for an increase ...
State completes long-awaited upgrades to Windham prison
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 31—The Maine Department of Corrections has largely finished a five-year renovation of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, a $142 million project that went on while inmates were incarcerated ...
'People are no longer walking this earth because of me'
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 25—He shot his mother first. Joseph Eaton rummaged through her bag for the Ruger LCR .38-caliber pistol Cynthia Eaton carried, found her sitting on a couch, and fired. Eaton says he felt ...
Fred, the dog who helped a Maine combat veteran 'live again,' dies of cancer
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 30—Craig Grossi is not sure what his life will be like without his dog, Fred, but he knows he can never stop talking about him. "I owe that to everyone who has come to rely on Fred as a ...
