State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits

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Published
May 20, 2020

State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits

The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.
Published
May 19, 2020

Governor orders end to prisoners receiving unemployment pay

The inmates had applied for and received the benefits, including $600 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments, after they were laid off from work-release jobs.
Published
March 31, 2020

Maine corrections employee tests positive for coronavirus

The person works at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren, and has been in self quarantine since March 20, the Maine Department of Corrections said.
Published
February 2, 2020

Two men safe after ATV goes through ice on pond in Warren

A Knox County sheriff's sergeant is being hailed as a hero for jumping into the water to rescue one of them.
Published
December 3, 2019

Inmate dies with just weeks left on his prison sentence

Stephen Burton, 65, was serving more than 7 years for unlawful sexual contact.
Published
October 16, 2019

Inmate serving 3-year sentence dies in Maine prison

David Sirois, 64, was from Aroostook County.
Published
June 17, 2019

Maine prisoner charged with trying to kill fellow inmate

Paul Andrews is serving time in the Maine State Prison in Warren for sexually assaulting a child and now faces an attempted murder charge.
Published
May 28, 2019

Longtime Maine State Prison inmate dies 1 year shy of release date

Convicted murderer James Young is the 6th inmate to die at the maximum-security prison since October.
Published
May 25, 2019

The humble Farmer: Reports of my truck’s death have been greatly exaggerated

An old Maine man can't haul off branches or haul home dump finds without his pickup.
Published
April 10, 2019

Maine State Prison inmate dies just 6 days before his release date

A prisoner in Warren died Wednesday morning, making him the 5th prisoner to have died at the facility since October.