Three bills aim to pull money out of incarceration and into community-based programs for youth. Only 2-3 dozen children are incarcerated at Long Creek.
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Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.
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The crowd watches a play by the group Maine Inside Out during Monday s remembrance on the anniversary of George Floyd s murder. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
About 200 people gathered in Portland on Tuesday night to remember the life of George Floyd, whose murder one year ago by a Minneapolis police officer sparked months of protests and an ongoing reckoning with racial injustice.
Bill to close Long Creek making its way through Maine Legislature
LD 1668 would close Long Creek Youth Development Center and reallocate the funds to housing and mental health resources Author: Jackie Mundry (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:28 PM EDT May 11, 2021 Updated: 5:40 AM EDT May 12, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine For the past few years, Maine Youth Justice has been working to get Long Creek Youth Development Center closed. Now, a bill is making its way through the Maine Legislature and some state lawmakers say now is the time to close the facility for good. I think, you know, we could be doing so much better, let s make their lives, let s make it easier to stay out of these situations in the first place, Rep. Grayson Lookner (D-Portland) said.