Lawmakers are making a second attempt at hiring Maine’s first public defenders with a $8.1 million proposal to the state budget committee. Gov. Janet Mills left $20 million unallocated for lawmakers to distribute across all state programs in her.
Maine Lawmakers, Defense Attorneys say Jails ‘Must Stop’ Recording and Listening to Attorney Calls. https://www.themainemonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Aroostook-Sh… Maine county jails “must stop” recording and listening to calls that inmates make to.