The first hearing in the case was held Tuesday by video conference.
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Inmates sue over state’s decision to cut off and recoup unemployment benefits
Inmates had been given unemployment benefits after their work-release jobs were halted amid the pandemic, and the state is now taking the money back, the suit says.
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State prison inmates were paid nearly $200,000 in unemployment benefits
The corrections department says 53 inmates were paid an average of $3,750 each after their work-release jobs were halted to reduce the risk of spreading the coronaviorus.
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Maine inmate, about to be the first to earn a master’s degree in prison, asks for clemency
Brandon Brown, now 33, was convicted of attempted murder and has spent that last decade in prison. His fate now rests with Gov. Janet Mills.
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Sheriffs brace for possibility of infected inmates, try to stock up on gear
No known cases of COVID-19 cases in Maine jails, prisons
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Maine corrections employee tests positive for coronavirus
The person works at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren, and has been in self quarantine since March 20, the Maine Department of Corrections said.
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State revises prison policies after inmate held in solitary for 22 months
Any restrictive housing placement will now require a disciplinary finding and a finding of a serious act of violence or a threat, an official says.
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Inmate dies at Maine State Prison
A Maine State Prison inmate who was serving a sentence for murdering his mother died Monday at the facility in Warren. Joseph Fitzpatrick, commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, announced the death of 51-year-old Andrew Leighton, formerly of Falmouth, late Monday afternoon. Leighton was serving a 27-year sentence for murder that began on Jan. […]
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Autopsy planned on inmate who died at Maine State Prison
WARREN (AP) — Authorities in Maine say a 57-year-old inmate has died at the state prison in Warren. The state Department of Corrections confirmed the death of Gregory E. Leeman on Sunday. Maine Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland says Leeman was found unresponsive in his cell and died at the prison. The death does not […]
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Six charged in attempt to smuggle Suboxone into Maine State Prison
WARREN — Six people have been charged with drug crimes after allegedly attempting to smuggle Suboxone into the Maine State Prison, according to a statement from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Drug agents, along with state police and the Maine State Prison Investigative Unit, conducted a joint investigation into the trafficking of Suboxone strips over […]