A convicted murderer who walked away from a northern Maine prison late Thursday had escaped from incarceration twice before, including 37 years ago when he and another inmate were the subject of one of the state’s most infamous manhunts. Arnold Nash, 65, formerly of Hancock County, was last seen around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at the […]
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Notorious French murderer escapes by helicopter from Paris prison
PARIS (AP) — A notorious French criminal serving 25 years for murder made an audacious escape from prison Sunday after a helicopter carrying several heavily armed commandos landed in a courtyard, freed him from a visiting room and carried him away. It was the second daring escape by Redoine Faid, who once blasted his way […]
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Inmate from Lewiston dies in prison
WARREN — A 28-year-old inmate at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren died Sunday, the Maine Department of Corrections announced Sunday evening. Dana R. Bartlett of Lewiston died shortly before 6 p.m. at the facility known as the prison farm. A suspected cause of death was not released. The Corrections Department said that, consistent with its policy and Maine Attorney […]
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As overdose deaths soar, LePage says he’s adding treatment beds at Windham prison
Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that he’s adding a “significant” number of substance abuse treatment beds at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham – a statement that baffled and upset some Democratic lawmakers. LePage, a Republican, also promised to continue to address the opioid crisis “on all fronts,” after the Maine Attorney General’s Office […]
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Sudden loss of work-release inmates from closed prison leaves Down East businesses short-staffed
The second shift at Maine Wild Blueberry Co.’s facility in Machias was in full swing early Friday when, without warning, state police troopers came for some of the workers. The LePage administration had ordered the 60-plus remaining inmates at the Downeast Correctional Facility transferred to other prisons. While police loaded most inmates onto buses at […]
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Maine lawmakers to consider funding for Downeast Correctional Facility
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill to fund a small, rural Maine prison that’s long been on the state’s chopping block is heading to a panel of lawmakers. Republican Rep. Will Tuell’s bill would provide about $5.5 million to fund Downeast Correctional Facility for the fiscal year beginning in July. GOP Gov. Paul LePage has pushed […]
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Free but still convicted, Sanborn at peace with deal that put prison behind him
Anthony and Michelle Sanborn lace up their skates Thursday at Rollodrome in Auburn, a day after a deal in his post-conviction review released him from the rest of his 70-year sentence. He said, “I woke up this morning and I thought, ‘I’m free, I don’t have to worry about going to the jail again.” (Joel […]
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Otisfield driver sentenced to prison for eluding police
PARIS — An Otisfield man was sentenced Friday to four years in prison, with all but one year suspended, for driving without a license and leading police on a high-speed chase in Oxford in April. Cody Niemi, 24, appeared in Oxford County Superior Court for sentencing on felony charges of eluding an officer and aggravated […]
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U.S. prosecutors told to push for more, harsher punishments
In this April 28, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Central Islip, N.Y. Sessions has directed the nation’s federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for far longer terms. […]
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Illinois firefighters break teen out of prison cell
JOLIET, Ill. — A teenage girl who slipped into an abandoned Illinois prison for an urban adventure ended up serving a short sentence when she accidentally locked herself inside a cell. Illinois State Police say two teenage girls entered the Joliet Correctional Center through a hole in its fence Monday. Joliet Fire Department Battalion Chief […]