Megan Gray – Page 36 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Staff Writer

Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.

Maine

Impasse on funding leaves legal services for Maine’s poor in limbo

by Megan Gray March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says it needs millions of dollars to address financial and constitutional problems identified by experts and a state watchdog agency.

Maine, News

Westbrook settles lawsuit alleging racial bias by police against Lewiston man for $40,000

by Megan Gray February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

A Lewiston man said police pulled him over and then arrested him because he is Black.

Maine, News, Politics

Lawmakers consider bill to prohibit prosecuting anyone younger than 12

by Megan Gray February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

The measure would also eliminate the minimum stay for youths committed to the state’s only youth detention center, and would commit no one younger than age 14.

Maine, News

Facing lawsuit, Maine courts speed access to civil complaint records

by Megan Gray February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

The court system announces the change less than 3 weeks after the Sun Journal and other news organizations filed a federal lawsuit.

Maine, News, Uncategorized

Maine prisons will expand treatment for opioid use disorder

by Megan Gray February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

The state prisons will provide access to medication-assisted treatment for all inmates who need it, something advocates have long pushed the state to do.

Maine, News, Uncategorized

Maine legislators urged to add staff to oversee legal defense for the poor

by Megan Gray February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Lawmakers are scrutinizing the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, which has struggled to oversee legal services for poor Mainers accused of crimes.

Maine, News

Accused Capitol rioter won’t face charges for suspicious package in Portland

by Megan Gray February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Police say Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon left a suspicious package in front of the Portland Museum of Art last month, but the district attorney declined to file charges.