A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
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Maine prison needs repairs to keep making license plates, but state lawmakers aren’t sold
The joint proposal from the Maine Department of Corrections and secretary of state was struck down last week, meaning that workers at the Bolduc Correctional Facility will have to keep using outdated equipment for now.
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Presque Isle man convicted in 1998 cold case dies at Maine State Prison
George Jaime, 87, died Thursday morning.
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Maine man accused of killing of cellmate in 2022 can stand trial, but might not attend
Carl Williams is accused in the fatal assault of his cellmate at the Maine Correctional Center.
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Warden replaced, alleged misconduct investigated at Maine State Prison
An acting warden will take over for Matthew Magnusson while the allegations of hazing, harassment and retaliation among employees and inmates are investigated.
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64-year-old inmate convicted of murdering ex-wife dies at Maine State Prison
Gregory Warmke of Fairfield had been incarcerated since 2004.
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New law changes how prisoners in Maine are counted in the U.S. Census
Maine inmates will now be counted toward the population of their most recent address before they were taken into custody, ending what voting rights advocates call ‘prison gerrymandering.’
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Former Maine man facing prison in Michigan is now accused of faking a robbery in Virginia
Chester Dunican faces several new charges after allegedly shooting himself this month and falsely reporting that he was robbed.
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Sentencing postponed for former Maine man who pleaded guilty to fraud in Michigan
Chester Randall Dunican is known in Maine for abandoning a giant waste pile in Warren in the late 1990s.
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El Faro memorial to be dedicated in Rockland, nearly seven years after cargo ship tragedy
The memorial sculpture was made by Warren artist Jay Sawyer, who had a career in the maritime industry before becoming an artist.