Lawmakers have important issues to deal with, and they shouldn’t leave them on the table when they adjourn in April.
Maine Department of Corrections
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons
Young people who have been in Long Creek urge the state to invest in things like housing, education and after-school programs.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling
A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: To keep kids safe, focus on the real dangers
A probation office in Portland does not pose a special risk to children, and it does perform a vital civil function.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Parents press state to move probation office away from Portland school
The Presumpscot Elementary School Family Council is circulating a petition asking the Maine Department of Corrections to move services for sex offenders to a different location.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commissioner Liberty: Editorial casts Maine’s correctional system in unduly bleak light
The rehabilitation of our friends, family and neighbors drives the system and Maine’s Department of Corrections.