The 15-year-old girl convicted of killing Mohammad Anwar, an Uber Eats driver, during a botched carjacking was sentenced Friday to be committed until her 21st birthday.
Lawmakers consider setting a closure date for youth prison
Advocates spoke in favor of legislation calling for the closure of the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Advocates are asking lawmakers to commit to closing Maine’s only youth prison within two years, a step that is still opposed by the state Department of Corrections.
Lawmakers are considering a resolution that would direct the department to make a plan for shutting down Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland by June 30, 2023. That plan would include redirecting the prison’s $18 million budget to community services outside the Department of Corrections and turning the building itself into a community center for youth. If passed, the resolution would not be binding like a law would be, but it could set the state on a course that youth activists have demanded for years.
Pregnant girlfriend speaks out â boyfriend killed by suspected juvenile hit-and-run drivers
Plea from girlfriend of DC man killed in car crash
The girlfriend of a man who was killed in a crash involving what police believe were juveniles is speaking out on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - The pregnant girlfriend of the 30-year-old D.C. man killed in a suspected juvenile hit and run crash early Sunday, told FOX 5 she wants the people responsible, or any other juveniles looking for a joyride, to hear her words. I just want those kids to know that they really hurt my heart, said Myracle Bell, as tears rushed down her face.
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