The woman filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was a frequent recipient of unwanted sexual overtures from male co-workers.
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Settlement reached in federal lawsuit brought by female prison guard
She endured a hostile work environment because of her gender and sexual orientation while working at the Maine State Prison and Bolduc Correctional Facility, according to the lawsuit.
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Lewiston prison reform activist and artist to receive humanities prize
Joseph Jackson, who works with Lewiston-based Maine Inside Out, has been using art and theater to bring about change in Maine’s criminal justice system.
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Man convicted of brutally murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison
Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections
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Lawmakers to take up prisoner rights bills, overdose legal protections
During work sessions this week, lawmakers on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will discuss an array of bills, including one to ban solitary confinement and another to expand Good Samaritan Law protections.
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Brandon Brown is grateful for path that led him from prison to redemption
The 35-year-old Gilead resident is the first inmate in Maine to earn a master’s degree in restorative justice.
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Maine inmate who had escaped 3 times dies in custody
Arnold Nash, 68, was serving a 45-year prison sentence for killing his former neighbor in 1991.
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Maine State Prison inmates in solitary confinement end hunger strike
Inmates in the most restrictive unit at the Maine State Prison have stopped refusing their meals.
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Inmates in solitary confinement go on hunger strike at Maine State Prison
The inmates are protesting conditions in their segregated unit.
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Maine inmate held in solitary for nearly 2 years settles lawsuit
Under the agreement, no person will spend more than 30 days in solitary confinement without approval from the department commissioner.