Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
Riverview Psychiatric Center
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man who stabbed Turner couple to death in 2021 granted supervised time in Augusta
Patrick Maher was found not criminally responsible for stabbing Troy and Dulsie Varney to death in 2021.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man who killed father in Gardiner granted some unsupervised time in Augusta community
Leroy Smith III was found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity for the 2014 killing of his father at their Gardiner apartment and officials say medications have been effective in controlling his mental illness.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Killer’s spiritual beliefs a factor as authorities weigh request for increased privileges
Enoch Petrucelly, who was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his brother to death in 2008 and committed to the custody of the state, is seeking increased autonomy.
Posted inLocal & State
Committee backs pay raises for state psychiatric hospital workers in Augusta and Bangor
The panel voted 8-4 along party lines, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Turner man pleads insanity defense in slayings of Troy and Dulsie Varney
A judge said he expects to commit the defendant to the Department of Health and Human Services for psychiatric care.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Jail staff followed rules in pepper spraying mentally ill inmates, corrections department says
But the advocate who sought the review says it makes no mention of accommodations for such inmates as required by law.
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Mental health, Riverview officials criticize Cumberland County pepper spray incident
A patient being transported from Cumberland County Jail to Riverview Psychiatric Center was pepper sprayed, and the spray was not properly washed off prior to arrival at Riverview, officials said.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers urged to tackle mental health crisis in the state’s jails
A bill before the Legislature aims to ease the strain on the corrections system, including county jails, which increasingly house people with mental health issues who face criminal charges.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Still paying the bills for LePage’s tough talk
The former governor’s hard-line stance on the Riverview Psychiatric Center left the state with an unpaid bill.