The state prisons will provide access to medication-assisted treatment for all inmates who need it, something advocates have long pushed the state to do.
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Bill Nemitz: He pleaded for a hospital bed, only to die outside his prison cell
Two years after Andrew Leighton’s death inside the Maine State Prison, his family wants their day in court.
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Inmate from Sanford dies at Maine State Prison
George Riddle, 48, was attended by medical personnel when he died on Christmas Day, and his death was not related to COVID-19, the Department of Corrections says.
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Inmate at Maine State Prison in Warren dies
Matthew Fleury, 51, was serving a 17-year sentence for gross sexual assault, and his death was not related to COVID-19, the Maine Department of Corrections says.
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More than 100 people infected in outbreak at Windham prison
It is now the state’s largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 outbreak expands at state prison in Windham
The state has now reported a total of 18 cases of coronavirus in the Maine Correctional Center.
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Maine agrees to provide hepatitis C medication in prisons
The treatment is being provided by the Department of Corrections after an inmate sued the state last year.
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Governor denies clemency for Maine inmate seeking doctorate
Brandon Brown, serving a 17-year prison sentence for attempted murder, already is the first Maine inmate to receive an advanced degree.
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Federal judge considers lawsuit seeking inmate releases during pandemic
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.