The state agency has denied Zachary Swain’s allegations that prison officials deprived him of proper mental health treatment by holding him in solitary confinement for years.
Maine Department of Corrections
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Inmate at women’s prison files suit over housing of transgender prisoner
The suit by Katie Mountain claims she faced regular harassment and assault, and was punished by prison staff for complaining.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former Maine corrections official pleads guilty to stealing over $500K
Gerald Merrill, 64, of Abbot, is accused of using state-issued credit cards in what prosecutors said was a yearslong scheme.
Posted inMaine, News
Former Maine corrections official plans to plead guilty to theft, accepting bribes
Gerald Merrill was accused of operating a kickback scheme for nearly a decade.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
His mom died in a Maine jail nearly 2 years ago. Now, he’s suing.
Kevin Toulan alleges in his lawsuit that staff at the Cumberland County Jail ignored his mother ‘for over 9 hours’ while she was in a cell.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Does Maine have any private prisons? | Fact brief
Nationwide, 22 states rely solely on publicly operated prisons.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine officials hope ‘Cold Case Deck of Cards’ will help solve cases
A playing card deck featuring 52 of Maine’s unsolved homicides and suspicious missing persons cases will be distributed to correctional facilities in hopes inmate tips may help solve them.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
In Maine prisons, Native American sweat lodges are part of the program
A Passamaquoddy elder has led over 100 sweats for inmates since 2007.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man convicted for Bowdoin killings dies in Massachusetts prison
Joseph Eaton, 36, died in a Massachusetts facility while serving a life sentence.