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Art created by Maine prisoners on display at Freeport gallery

The collection, which will wrap up its showing on Sunday, questions whether mass incarceration is the answer to society's problems.

Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it's hard to say

An effort to define solitary confinement in Maine law failed to receive a vote in the Legislature this session amid disagreements about how the term should be understood and amendments that criminal justice reform advocates viewed as unacceptable. The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) has argued that it no longer uses solitary confinement, despite numerous […] The post Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it’s hard to say appeared first on Maine Morni

New Maine laws will let people hide past marijuana convictions

The proposals are part of an ongoing effort backed in recent years by both progressive Democrats and libertarian-minded Republicans.

$1.8M in new funding will help nonprofits supporting Lewiston mass shooting recovery

Nonprofits receive community support funds from mass shooting donations

Twenty-nine nonprofits each received $63,000 from a $1.9 million fund created with donations after the Oct. 25 mass shooting.