Commission endorses statewide public defender network for Maine
The proposed expansion would cost $8.8 million and hire more than three dozen public defenders across Maine.
Source: themainemonitor.org
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United Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Local 5075 awards scholarships
From left, Patrick Stasiuk, Olivia Romeo, Ashlee Grimes and Michaela Murphy each earned $1,000 scholarships recently from the United Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Local 5075. The scholarships are awarded
Source: thewesterlysun.com
Rooks: Indigent defense in Maine needs help right now; existing system is an injustice
Hundreds of defendants are now languishing in jail, many without attorneys – and without much hope of getting one anytime soon.
Source: yahoo.com
Douglas Rooks: Indigent defense needs help right now
Over the past four years, Maine’s system for representing indigent defendants in criminal cases has been in crisis. But since the pandemic, and its aftermath, it’s really become two crises. Unfortunately, the agency in charge — the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS) — is only working on the system’s long-term problems, almost completely […]
Source: centralmaine.com
Maine settles lawsuit over public defender system
(The Center Square) — Maine's public defender system will be "dramatically" reshaped under a proposed settlement between the state and civil liberties groups over a lack of support for indigent
Source: thecentersquare.com