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Maine Department of Corrections

Published
October 1, 2020

Maine agrees to provide hepatitis C medication in prisons

The treatment is being provided by the Department of Corrections after an inmate sued the state last year.
Published
July 7, 2020

Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says

But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
Published
May 30, 2020

Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food

The announcement comes days after a decision to postpone the June 1 reopening of southern Maine restaurants drew complaints.
Published
May 23, 2020

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.
Published
May 22, 2020

Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons

Prisons remain one of the most likely places to see an outbreak.

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Published
May 21, 2020

With one-third of tests returned, no new cases discovered at Windham prison

Testing of all inmates and staff at the Maine Correctional Center will continue through Friday.
Published
May 19, 2020

Man at Maine Correctional Center is first state inmate to test positive for COVID-19

Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty says the finding prompted tests of more than 230 inmates and employees at the prison in Windham on Tuesday afternoon.
Published
April 15, 2020

Corrections chief briefs lawmakers about pandemic response, but public is shut out

The governor's office would not respond to questions Wednesday evening.
Published
April 2, 2020

Our View: Shrink Maine’s prison population to fight COVID

Inmates who are scheduled to be released in a year could be sent home now to make state prisons safer.
Published
March 4, 2020

Bill aimed at reducing number of youths held at Long Creek gets mixed reviews

Lawmakers hear from proponents of reform and those who say the measure doesn't go far enough to close down the state's problematic detention center in South Portland.