Joseph Jackson, who works with Lewiston-based Maine Inside Out, has been using art and theater to bring about change in Maine’s criminal justice system.
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Man convicted of brutally murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison
Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections
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Lawmakers to take up prisoner rights bills, overdose legal protections
During work sessions this week, lawmakers on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will discuss an array of bills, including one to ban solitary confinement and another to expand Good Samaritan Law protections.
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Maine inmate who had escaped 3 times dies in custody
Arnold Nash, 68, was serving a 45-year prison sentence for killing his former neighbor in 1991.
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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.
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Inmates in solitary confinement go on hunger strike at Maine State Prison
The inmates are protesting conditions in their segregated unit.
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Maine inmate held in solitary for nearly 2 years settles lawsuit
Under the agreement, no person will spend more than 30 days in solitary confinement without approval from the department commissioner.
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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.
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Thomaston man sentenced to 8 years for killing fellow inmate during altercation
An argument over stolen cigarettes led to the fatal fight between 2 prisoners in 2018, according to court documents.
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Our View: Inmates of Maine’s prisons, jails need vaccines, too
The state is leading the nation in distributing COVID vaccines, except to one vulnerable group.