WARREN (AP) — Fourteen inmates are receiving college diplomas Monday during a ceremony at the Maine State Prison. Eight of the inmates are receiving associate degrees in liberal arts while six are receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees. The degrees are being awarded by the University of Maine at Augusta, and were earned through the Maine […]
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Commissioners approve jail fund payment
PARIS — County commissioners approved the release of a payment to the Maine Board of Corrections’ investment fund at its Oct. 15 meeting, but cautioned that further payments will depend on the performance of the state’s jail system. Oxford County pays $187,073 annually to the fund, which goes to offset the additional cost of housing inmates […]
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Maine man pleads insanity in fellow inmate’s death
ROCKLAND (AP) — A Maine man charged with murdering one fellow state prison inmate and assaulting another has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. WABI-TV reports that 42-year-old Guy Hunnewell is accused of killing 57-year-old Alan Powell in June and assaulting James Brensinger in January. He pleaded not guilty to both charges Friday, while […]
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High court won’t delay release of Calif. inmates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the early release of nearly 10,000 California inmates by year’s end despite warnings by Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials that a public safety crisis looms if they’re forced to open the prison gates. A majority of justices refused an […]
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Mountain View youth center inmate’s jaw broken as part of ‘initiation,’ grandparents say
BANGOR — A 16-year-old inmate at Mountain View Youth Development Center underwent surgery early Wednesday to repair a broken jaw he suffered during the latest in a series of “initiation” fights at the Charleston-based correctional facility, according to his grandparents, who are also the boy’s legal guardians. “They call it a beat down,” Roger Ewer […]