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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Man convicted of murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison
Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Convicted murderer, 55, dies at the Maine State Prison
Kenneth McDonald of Monmouth, who was serving a 30-year sentence for killing his mother, died Thursday morning, corrections officials said.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Women with jobs in Maine prisons face ‘hostile and abusive’ workplace, federal lawsuit says
A female corrections officer is suing the Maine Department of Corrections alleging harassment and discrimination.
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PublishedJune 4, 2021
Thomaston man sentenced to 8 years for killing fellow inmate during altercation
An argument over stolen cigarettes led to the fatal fight between 2 prisoners in 2018, according to court documents.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Man who murdered Colby College student dies in Maine State Prison
Edward J. Hackett Jr., 64, was convicted of killing Dawn Rossignol on Sept. 16, 2003.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Oakland and New York men indicted on drug trafficking charges after motel bust
Eric Caswell, 41, of Oakland and Tarik Squire, 37, of Bronx, New York, were arrested Jan. 2 by Augusta police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents, who were waiting for them at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Gov. Janet Mills 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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