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Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it s hard to say

An effort to define solitary confinement in Maine law failed to receive a vote in the Legislature this session amid disagreements about how the term should be understood and amendments that criminal justice reform advocates viewed as unacceptable. The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) has argued that it no longer uses solitary confinement, despite numerous […] The post Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it’s hard to say appeared first on Maine Morni

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New Maine laws will let people hide past marijuana convictions

The proposals are part of an ongoing effort backed in recent years by both progressive Democrats and libertarian-minded Republicans.

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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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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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