Lynne Allen comes to Maine from the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. She succeeds Caroline Raymond, who resigned in September after a series of violent incidents at the South Portland facility.
Maine Department of Corrections
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New study finds same old problems at Long Creek
Despite promises of reform, youths who need psychiatric treatment are still being held in a prison.
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Maine State Prison inmates in solitary confinement end hunger strike
Inmates in the most restrictive unit at the Maine State Prison have stopped refusing their meals.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland police respond to unrest among incarcerated youths at Long Creek
Authorities say no one was injured but property was damaged in the incident Sunday night at the state’s Long Creek Youth Development Center.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Troubling reports of Long Creek restraint use
The state’s youth prison should not stay open if it is still using dangerous techniques it was warned about in 2017.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine came closer than ever to closing its youth prison. What happens next?
Other states are looking for models that are less punitive and more effective for rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, and Maine is moving in that direction too.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Women with jobs in Maine prisons face ‘hostile and abusive’ workplace, federal lawsuit says
A female corrections officer is suing the Maine Department of Corrections alleging harassment and discrimination.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Community action is necessary for the survival of Maine youth
State funding should be redirected into providing better support for teens and their families and keeping them out of the juvenile justice system.
Posted inLocal & State
Jails struggle to get vaccines for people in custody
With multiple outbreaks in Maine jails and vaccine supplies trickling in from the state, some jails are seeking doses from health care providers in their communities.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The oldest inmates should be moved out of prison
We could support 12 Maine students for a year with what it takes to provide nursing home-type care inside prison walls.