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Maine Physicians Express Concern About Consequences of Solitary Confinement in Maine State Prison


March 5, 2010
Today Maine physicians expressed concern about yesterday’s Criminal Justice Committee 6 to 5 vote “ought not to pass” of LD 1611, “An Act to Ensure the Humane Treatment of Prisoners in the Special Management Unit.”  The physicians cited data provided by the Department of Corrections that demonstrates a significant percentage of prisoners in the special ma | continue reading

ACLU of MAINE Blasts Committee Vote Against Limitations on Solitary Confinement


March 4, 2010
Today the Criminal Justice Committee voted 6 to 5 "Ought Not to Pass" to LD 1611, "An Act to Ensure the Humane Treatment of Prisoners in the Special Management Unit."  Three committee members voted to turn the measure into a resolve directing a study of the issue of solitary confinement in the Maine State Prison.  Two committee members, Representative Jim Schatz (D-Blue Hill) and Senator John Nutting (D-Leeds) voted in favor of the bill as amended.
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ACLU of MAINE Accedes to Transportation Committee Compromise on Surveillance Cameras


February 23, 2010
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Today the Maine Legislature's Joint Transportation Committee voted 6 to 2 to 1 in favor of a compromise that would put significant safeguards on the deployment of automated license plate recognition systems (ALPRs).  While the compromise falls short of the total ban sought in the original legislation, it would nonetheless provide important protections against government abuse of power and threats to the right to privacy.
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Religious Leaders Announce Support for Prison Reform Bill

Auburn, Bangor, Portland, Rockland, York and National Religious Leaders Announce Support for LD 1611: “An Act to Ensure Humane Treatment of Special Management Unit Prisoners”

February 23, 2010
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Defense Department Releases Documents Relating To Detainee Abuse In U.S. Custody Overseas

shenna, July 7, 2009 - 5:30pm

Today Reverend Jill Job Saxby of the Maine Council of Churches and I met with Jennifer Duddy in Senator Susan Collins' office to urge the Senator to support a select committee of inquiry to review | continue reading

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March 24, 2011 - ACLU of MAINE Objects to New Surveillance Camera Proposal
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