Two more inmates at Windham prison test positive for COVID-19

That brings to four the number of inmates at the Maine Correctional Center to have been so diagnosed, making it the first coronavirus outbreak at a prison in Maine.

Maine prisons pressured to release more inmates, and information, during pandemic

At least a dozen governors and the U.S. attorney general have taken explicit steps in recent weeks to reduce the number of people in prison, such as issuing commutations or expanding the criteria for early release.

Maine jails, prisons begin inmate releases in light of coronavirus

Advocates across the country have warned that an outbreak could be severe in the close quarters of a correctional facility.

As jails run in the red, Maine lawmakers look to reduce inmate populations

A legislative committee is considering ways to reduce jail populations and increase the likelihood that inmates will find stability and support when they are released.

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.

Farmington man dies Friday at state prison in Warren

Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

Former inmate to discuss prison system problems at Great Falls Forum

Police hunt for murderer who escaped state prison

Notorious French murderer escapes by helicopter from Paris prison