CUSHING – Public sympathy generally doesn’t run deep for prison inmates, Maine State Prison Warden Jeff Merrill indicated Tuesday during a tour of the facility he manages. So when Merrill and Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Martin Magnusson seek help from the Legislature with a… Read More
PORTLAND – The proposed transfer of 125 inmates to a privately owned prison in Oklahoma as part of a plan to ease overcrowding in Maine prisons has come under fire from civil rights groups and defense lawyers. The cost of sending the medium-security prisoners out… Read More
ST. GEORGE – A new Maine State Prison honor guard is on a mission to polish the image of corrections officers. And shine it did Monday at the St. George Memorial Day parade. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
WARREN – Three independent corrections inspectors have probed the Maine State Prison inside and out and recommended the maximum-security facility for national accreditation. It means that, for the first time in Maine history, the state’s largest penal institution has earned a shot at national accreditation,… Read More