ACLU Urges Passage of Bill to Prevent Overdose Deaths
AUGUSTA – The ACLU of Maine will be in Augusta today to urge the Health and Human Servic
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ACLU Responds to Governor LePage’s Call for A Renewed War on Drugs
AUGUSTA – Governor LePage’s call for a renewed “war on drugs” in tonight’s State of the State is a misguided approach to Maine’s rise in drug abuse, according to the ACLU of Maine.
Groups Call for New OPEGA Review of Prison Health Care
AUGUSTA – In a letter to the Government Oversight Committee last week, advocates called for a review of health care in Maine state correctional facilities by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA).
ACLU of Maine Calls on Governor to Take Smart Approach to Drug Policy Reform
AUGUSTA – The ACLU of Maine today called on Governor Paul LePage and Public Safety Commissioner John Morris to consider drug policy reforms that take a health-based approach to drug abuse rather than putt
PRESS CONFERENCE: Groups Kick Off Yes on 1 Campaign Today in Portland
PORTLAND – The ACLU of Maine will join the Portland Green Independent Party, Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, Marijuana Policy Project of Maine and other organizers to kick off the Yes on 1 campaign, calling on Portland voters to reform the city’s marijuana laws in November.
Prison Mental Health Unit Won’t Solve Underlying Problems, Says ACLU of Maine
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature today passed LD 1515, a Governor’s bill that proposes to expand the mental health unit at the Maine State Prison to hold some patients formerly housed at Riverview Psychiatric Center. The House and Senate passed the bill for engrossment and it now goes back to both