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9 Dec 2019, 11:59 am
Some victims will tell the judge their main concern is recovering the stolen money, which usually benefits the defendant. [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 8:00 pm
Only two states, Maine and Vermont, permit prisoners to vote. [read post]
28 Feb 2023, 7:49 am
” On grounds that “disparities in the racial demographics between those incarcerated in Maine and the general population of the State…[are]…staggering” – only 5.8% of Maine’s population is non-white, yet 18% of its male prison population and 12% of its female prison population is non-white. [read post]
27 Jun 2023, 2:24 pm
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law on Monday that partially decriminalizes prostitution in the state. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 11:00 am
It has the largest prison population of any state. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 6:17 am
This story out of Maine included an interesting chart depicting what proportion of each state's prison population is housed in privately-run facilities:FWIW, Texas reliance on private prisons - where the state pays contractors by the head to lock up inmates - puts the lie to statements in "fiscal notes" from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) that criminal penalty increases generate no significant costs. [read post]
24 May 2019, 5:15 am
The bill, which describes the main initiative of paroling medically ill prisoners, details those prisoners who can qualify. [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 8:14 pm
When the national prison population began to fall after 2009, California was initially the main driver. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 5:51 pm
Some selected highlights: The Maine Department of Corrections cut its “supermax” population by over fifty percent and provided prisoners expanded access to programming and social stimulation. [read post]
31 Jul 2011, 7:56 am
LEXIS 82393 (D ME, July 26, 2011), an inmate sued the state Commissioner of Corrections claiming that he discriminatorily applied state policy in refusing to recognize Satanism as a religion in the prison system. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 3:00 pm
The Sacramento Bee has this story on its editorial board's interview with governor candidate Meg Whitman:She also said she would "take a whack" at reining in the state's prison costs, including moving prisoners to other states and cutting prison health care costs.She added that she would seek pension reforms for prison guards, while other public safety employees would be exempt from such changes. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 3:26 pm
Florence Prison Contact Information Address: 1305 E Butte Ave Florence, AZ 85132 United States Phone Numbers: Main Telephone:(520) 868-4011 Main Fax:(520) 868-5333 Post-Conviction Legal Assistance A defendant’s rights to challenge a sentence does not end when they are convicted and sentenced to prison. [read post]
15 Jul 2013, 9:06 am
Each charge carries a minimum of three years in prison, should the state choose to file it. [read post]
2 Dec 2019, 4:26 pm
According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 1990 there were 1,523 people incarcerated in Maine prisons on state and/or federal charges. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 6:20 am
" category, protecting those investments was the main accomplishment claimed for 2011.In the Q&A section, I got to ask the panel why the Lege hadn't enacted more policy reforms to reduce inmate numbers and prison costs, "doubling down" on their earlier success to actually empty out and close prisons, as is happening in Florida. [read post]
21 Feb 2010, 6:45 am
Association of PrisonersContact: John Hirst FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel: (01482) 341281 or 07766964583Email: john.hirst@myhaven.karoo.co.ukGovernment in U Turn on prisoners’ votesJack Straw gives declaration to implement Euro Court rulingThe Association of Prisoners (AoP) welcomes the government’s declaration to comply fully with its obligations under the European Convention to abide by the Convention and European Court of… [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 12:50 pm
However the JCHR states that my case is legally straightforward but politically difficult, and that the government is being unreasonable with the delay of legislating to allow at least some convicted prisoners the vote. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 4:45 am
Coalition in the dock over prisoner voting Last week Joshua Rozenberg, writing in The Guardian, stated.. [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 8:53 am
With all of our votes, public safety is the main issue. [read post]
23 May 2011, 12:54 pm
The prison population state wide is now about 143,400 inmates. [read post]
