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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Maine prisons’ food program on track to become national model
The state's Department of Corrections is a leader in food service and culinary training and now is working with outside organizations to replicate its approach.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
An Auburn forum tackles a big question: ‘What if we go on this way?’
Three community leaders oversee a community discussion on the future of education, incarceration and housing.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
New U.S. prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system
Skeptics within the federal prison system’s rank and file have derided the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' approach as 'hug a thug.'
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Appeals court to weigh in on lawsuit over Maine inmates’ jobless benefits
Maine prison inmates filed the suit after they were denied unemployment benefits for work-release jobs they lost in the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Emery Community Arts Center hosts exhibit, meetings on mass-incarceration reform and prisoner-advocacy
UMF is hosting a series of Franklin County community action meetings on restorative justice with local law enforcement, organizations, leaders and other state prisoner advocacy and reentry organizations.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Despite outbreaks at Maine prisons and jails, workers aren’t required to get vaccinated
The governor's vaccine mandate doesn't apply to corrections workers, even those who provide medical care, and her office hasn't explained why.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
USM report explores plight of children of people in Maine prisons
The study's authors hope the findings will result in policy changes to better support families impacted by the criminal justice system.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Biden moves to advance racial equity, including ending privately run federal prisons
The president will also direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
