While Sharon Carrillo’s attorneys contend she falsely confessed to beating her 10-year-old daughter, prosecutors say she’s guilty of participating in or facilitating the abuse that eventually killed Marissa Kennedy.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense in mother’s murder trial depicts her as victim of violent, controlling husband
Sharon Carrillo is charged with causing the death of her 10-year-old daughter by participating in months of beatings with her husband, Julio Carrillo, who pleaded guilty to murder.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Decolonize Thanksgiving by making amends to the Wabanaki
It’s not enough to acknowledge past harms – non-Natives should work to create restorative change.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Another View: Empower people with disabilities to make own decisions
Maine should put less effort into fixing guardianship and more into helping people live without a guardian.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine foster children linger in state care longer than most states
Extended stays – the state’s 21-month-long median duration is the nation’s third-highest – contribute to worse outcomes for children, research suggests.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
DHHS commissioner to brief lawmakers on budget committee
Jeanne Lambrew is scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee to discuss Medicaid expansion, wait lists for services for disabled adults and other issues.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: State of Maine is an unfit guardian for intellectually disabled adults
DHHS’ fiscal obligations cannot be squared with its obligation to act in its wards’ best interests.
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Maine looks to overhaul its $83 million Medicaid transportation system
The state hopes to improve performance by consolidating services, including the system that came under fire in 2013 when thousands of Mainers missed medical appointments.
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State says Bridgton woman can be guardian or provider, but not both
Debbie Ogle provides shared living services to David Noyes, who has intellectual disabilities. She’s also his legal guardian. And that’s the problem.
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Service provider’s staff and clients protest DHHS decision to end contract
The state dropped Biddeford-based Residential and Community Support Services last week, about 2 months after Norman Fisher, a 62-year-old client, died in an RCSS home in Portland.