If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the Maine Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-866-834-HELP (4357) or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. A Bath man has been sentenced to 25 years incarceration at West Bath District Court on Tuesday stemming from a 2019 burglary and assault case. Corey Ater, 34, […]
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill to eliminate cash bail in Maine for minor crimes advances
On a 10-2 vote, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill that would prohibit jailing suspects who can’t pay bail on most misdemeanor charges.
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Lawmakers consider bill to eliminate cash bail for minor charges
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would allow those charged with Class E misdemeanors like drinking in public to be released from jail without posting cash bail.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
District attorney in Lewiston pushes to decriminalize prostitution for victims of sex trafficking
Some worry the move might spur more commercial sex in Maine as pimps tell young exploited women ‘you won’t get in trouble because it’s legal in Androscoggin.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill would seal records of convictions for minor marijuana offenses in Maine
Convictions for minor marijuana possession that is no longer illegal would be sealed from the public and others, and that’s drawing opposition from public access advocates.
Posted inNation / World
Judge blocks restart of federal executions; administration will appeal
The U.S. district judge’s order came hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Legislature considers bill to expunge some convictions from public records
The measure would largely apply to nonviolent and low-level felonies and would exclude any crimes against a child or person over age 65.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former Cumberland County corrections officer sentenced on drug charges
Davis Glazener will serve 10 1/2 months in prison, and his conviction has prompted the sheriff’s department to change its hiring policy as it pertains to a candidate’s former drug use.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Senate backs bill to extend statute of limitations on sex crimes
Maine’s current law sets an 8-year statute of limitations on sexual assaults, but a bill that received unanimous approval in the Senate on Tuesday would make it 20 years.
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Lawmakers weigh 'ban the box' bill to help former prisoners get jobs
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage last year vetoed a measure to bar the state from asking most job seekers about criminal convictions on the applications they initially submit. With LePage no longer an obstacle, legislators are eyeing the same bill as one way to help formerly incarcerated Mainers overcome their pasts. The so-called “Ban the […]