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Last Maine Parolee Released
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Filed under: Probation, Parole & Supervised Release
Last Maine Parolee Released by Steven R. Clark, 68, the last prisoner eligible for parole since Maine abolished its parole system in 1976, was released after receiving approval from the state Parole Board on June 9, 2023. He had been denied parole in 2018 but had been granted parole previously …
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Payment Made to Risk Pool, Public Records, 2023
Brief • September 27, 2023
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Payment Made to Risk Pool, Public Records, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards Boston, MA jedwards@p;eti.com 207.791.3209 Washington, DC September 27, 2023 Carol J. Garvan, Esq. ACLU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 RE: Human Rights Defense …
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Supplement Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023
Brief • September 21, 2023
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Supplement Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards Boston, MA jedward~@preti.com Washington, DC 207791 .3209 September 21, 2023 Carol J. Garvan, Esq. ACLU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 RE: Human Rights …
The Lecturer at the Lockup: Maine Prisoner Is First to Teach College Courses from His Cell
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: Education, Video Visitation
The Lecturer at the Lockup: Maine Prisoner Is First to Teach College Courses from His Cell by Professor Leo Hylton’s class is like almost every other at Colby College in Maine. Students form a circle with their chairs around their professor. His course on prison abolition – the movement to …
HRDC v. MCCA Self Funded Risk Management, ME, Settlement Check, 2023
Brief • September 1, 2023
Filed under: Public Records Act
HRDC v. MCCA Self Funded Risk Management, ME, Settlement Check, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards jedwards@prn:i.com 207.791.3209 Boston, MA Washington, DC September 1, 2023 VIA EMAIL heiden<@aclumaine.org Zachary L. Heiden, Esq. ALCU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 RE: Human Rights Defense Center v. …
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023
Brief • September 1, 2023
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards jedwards@prn:i.com 207.791.3209 Boston, MA Washington, DC September 1, 2023 VIA EMAIL heiden<@aclumaine.org Zachary L. Heiden, Esq. ALCU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 …
HRDC v. Maine County Commissioners Risk Management, ME, Decision and Order, Public Records, 2023
Brief • August 22, 2023
Filed under: Public Records
HRDC v. Maine County Commissioners Risk Management, ME, Decision and Order, Public Records, 2023 MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Decision: 2023 ME 56 Docket: Ken-22-420 Argued: June 8, 2023 Decided: August 22, 2023 Panel: Reporter of Decisions STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER …
Maine’s Jails and Prisons Record 39 Deaths in 34 Months
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: Drug Overdose, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Maine’s Jails and Prisons Record 39 Deaths in 34 Months by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 10, 2023, WMTW in Portland reported findings from a months-long investigation of deaths in Maine&rsquo;s prisons and jails. By comparing information from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with data …
News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
No Discipline for 10 Maine Guards Who Mocked and Harassed Prisoners
Article • March 8, 2023
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Social Media, Disciplinary Proceedings
No Discipline for 10 Maine Guards Who Mocked and Harassed Prisoners by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott From 2019 to 2021, guards at Maine State Prison in Warren used a Facebook Messenger group chat to mock prisoners, joke about using force on them and sharing confidential information about …
News in Brief
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It&rsquo;s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn&rsquo;t begin its investigation until …
$115,000 Settlement for Excessive Pepper-Spraying of Maine Prisoner
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Settlements
$115,000 Settlement for Excessive Pepper-Spraying of Maine Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After reaching a $115,000 settlement with the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC), a state prisoner dismissed his suit on October 21, 2021, in which he alleged guards at the Maine State Prison (MSP) used excessive …
HRDC v. Maine County Commissioners Risk Management, ME, Decision and Order, Public Records, 2022
Brief • December 1, 2022
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
HRDC v. Maine County Commissioners Risk Management, ME, Decision and Order, Public Records, 2022 STATE OF MAINE KENNEBEC, ss. SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION DOCKET NO. CV-21-131 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. MAINE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION SELF-FUNDED RISK MANAGEMENT POOL, Defendant ) ) ) ) ) DECISION AND ORDER ) …
News in Brief
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A detainee assaulted aguard at the Calhoun County Jail on August 6, 2022, the Anniston Star reported. Sheriff Matthew Wade blamed an ongoing staffing shortage, which has typically left three guards on duty to supervise 300 detainees. One of them, Jacob Hammett, was out of …
Maine Caps Price of Phone Calls in State Prisons and Jails
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Maine Caps Price of Phone Calls in State Prisons and Jails by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On April 15, 2022, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved H.P. 853, a new law capping the cost of calls in state prisons and county jails. Effective October 1, 2022, calls may not …
Maine Settles Suit Over COVID-19 Jobless Benefits Seized From Prisoners
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Maine Settles Suit Over COVID-19 Jobless Benefits Seized From Prisoners by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Like many prison systems across America, Maine&rsquo;s Department of Corrections (DOC) has a work-release program that allows prisoners to hold jobs in local communities while serving their sentence. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck …
News in Brief
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A jail guard in Chilton County, Alabama, was arrested on July 21, 2022, and charged with promoting contraband, the Clanton Advertiser reported. The guard, Tyler Ryan Couch, is accused of organizing an effort to smuggle drugs to detainees. Though jail policy forbids guards from transmitting …
Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Felon Disenfranchisement Statute
Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Mass incarceration disenfran&shy;chises millions in America, especially the economically disadvantaged who make up the majority of those incarcerated. Though the rationale for barring felons from voting is multifaceted, one argument is that a bloc of voting …
News in Brief
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On June 3, 2022, a guard was arrested for having sex with a prisoner at Alabama&rsquo;s Pickens County Jail, according to a report by WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. The guard, Marquita Booker, 28, was fired after her arrest, which followed an investigation that earlier in …
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