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Maine Department of Corrections

Published
May 22, 2020

Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons

Correctional facilities are among the most likely sites for COVID-19 outbreaks.
Published
May 21, 2020

With one-third of tests returned, no new cases discovered at Windham prison

Testing of all inmates and staff at the Maine Correctional Center will continue through Friday.
Published
May 19, 2020

Man at Maine Correctional Center is first state inmate to test positive for COVID-19

Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty says the finding prompted tests of more than 230 inmates and employees at the prison in Windham on Tuesday afternoon.
Published
April 17, 2020

Our View: Outbreak no excuse for shutting out Maine’s public

The Mills administration held private briefings with legislators, robbing the public of its right to know what its government is doing.
Published
April 15, 2020

Corrections chief briefs lawmakers about pandemic response, but public is shut out

The governor's office would not respond to questions Wednesday evening.

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Published
April 2, 2020

Our View: Shrink Maine’s prison population to fight COVID

Inmates who are scheduled to be released in a year could be sent home now to make state prisons safer.
Published
March 4, 2020

Bill aimed at reducing number of youths held at Long Creek gets mixed reviews

Lawmakers hear from proponents of reform and those who say the measure doesn't go far enough to close down the state's problematic detention center in South Portland.
Published
January 28, 2020

National group advises Maine to invest in community services to reduce juvenile incarcerations

Preliminary findings by the Center for Children's Law and Policy show that 53% of detained youths were held because the state lacked alternative places to house them safely.
Published
January 8, 2020

Our View: Maine Legislature has a long agenda for a short session

Lawmakers have important issues to deal with, and they shouldn't leave them on the table when they adjourn in April.
Published
December 15, 2019

Maine Voices: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons

Young people who have been in Long Creek urge the state to invest in things like housing, education and after-school programs.