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PublishedDecember 26, 2020
Inmate from Sanford dies at Maine State Prison
George Riddle, 48, was attended by medical personnel when he died on Christmas Day, and his death was not related to COVID-19, the Department of Corrections says.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Inmate at Maine State Prison in Warren dies
Matthew Fleury, 51, was serving a 17-year sentence for gross sexual assault, and his death was not related to COVID-19, the Maine Department of Corrections says.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
More than 100 people infected in outbreak at Windham prison
It is now the state's largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak expands at state prison in Windham
The state has now reported a total of 18 cases of coronavirus in the Maine Correctional Center.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Maine agrees to provide hepatitis C medication in prisons
The treatment is being provided by the Department of Corrections after an inmate sued the state last year.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Governor denies clemency for Maine inmate seeking doctorate
Brandon Brown, serving a 17-year prison sentence for attempted murder, already is the first Maine inmate to receive an advanced degree.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Federal judge considers lawsuit seeking inmate releases during pandemic
The first hearing in the case was held Tuesday by video conference.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Inmates sue over state’s decision to cut off and recoup unemployment benefits
Inmates had been given unemployment benefits after their work-release jobs were halted amid the pandemic, and the state is now taking the money back, the suit says.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits
The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Maine inmate, about to be the first to earn a master’s degree in prison, asks for clemency
Brandon Brown, now 33, was convicted of attempted murder and has spent that last decade in prison. His fate now rests with Gov. Janet Mills.
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