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Published
September 16, 2024

Inmate dies at Mountain View Correctional Facility

Craig Pelkey, 56, of Holden, died around 11:20 a.m. at the Charleston prison. The Maine Department of Corrections did not specify his cause death.
Published
July 21, 2024

FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decadeslong effort

An FCC draft order estimated the caps would save incarcerated people and their families, friends and legal teams about $386 million.
Published
February 15, 2024

Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons

Mental health care, emergency responses, and the detection of contraband drugs and weapons all are lacking, according to the latest scathing report to raise alarms about the chronically understaffed, crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.
Published
January 29, 2024

Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

In a sweeping 2-year investigation, the Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
Published
September 10, 2023

Escaped murderer still at large in Pennsylvania slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers

Doorbell video images showed escaped prisoner Danelo Souza Cavalcante to be now clean-shaven and wearing a yellow or green hooded sweatshirt, a black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, police said.

Published
February 18, 2023

Maine prisons’ food program on track to become national model

The state's Department of Corrections is a leader in food service and culinary training and now is working with outside organizations to replicate its approach.
Published
October 24, 2022

New U.S. prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system

Skeptics within the federal prison system’s rank and file have derided the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' approach as 'hug a thug.'
Published
January 3, 2022

Appeals court to weigh in on lawsuit over Maine inmates’ jobless benefits

Maine prison inmates filed the suit after they were denied unemployment benefits for work-release jobs they lost in the pandemic.
Published
October 29, 2021

Despite outbreaks at Maine prisons and jails, workers aren’t required to get vaccinated

The governor's vaccine mandate doesn't apply to corrections workers, even those who provide medical care, and her office hasn't explained why.
Published
February 1, 2021

USM report explores plight of children of people in Maine prisons

The study's authors hope the findings will result in policy changes to better support families impacted by the criminal justice system.

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