Maine Department of Corrections
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2019
Another View: Next door to Portland school is no place for probation office
Blame a planning process, not the parents who object.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2019
Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling
A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Our View: To keep kids safe, focus on the real dangers
A probation office in Portland does not pose a special risk to children, and it does perform a vital civil function.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Parents press state to move probation office away from Portland school
The Presumpscot Elementary School Family Council is circulating a petition asking the Maine Department of Corrections to move services for sex offenders to a different location.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2019
Commissioner Liberty: Editorial casts Maine’s correctional system in unduly bleak light
The rehabilitation of our friends, family and neighbors drives the system and Maine's Department of Corrections.
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