The University of Maine at Augusta recently received a $100,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation to support student success initiatives and re-entry services for justice-impacted students. Approximately 90% of UMA students released from prison mid-degree do not continue their education beyond one semester. For UMA Justice Studies student and Maine Department of Corrections debate […]
The grant, from the Davis Family Foundation, will be used in part to provide laptops and school supplies to students upon release for their continued academic and professional success.
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Michael Gorman lost his older brother to a drug overdose in 1998 and has been writing about addiction ever since. His latest production will be staged at Augusta's Colonial Theater this weekend.
Letting a supervised inmate serve the rest of their sentence in the community can work. A state panel has the opportunity to design a functional modern system.