We're arguing at the Maine Supreme Court to defend your right to access public records – because public officials should be accountable to the public, plain and simple.

The Maine and US Constitutions guarantee the right to a speedy trial, but Maine is failing to uphold that promise. It's past time for state lawmakers to act.

Maine lawmakers are pushing for policies that rely on the core ideas of the failed War on Drugs by attempting to address a public health crisis with mass incarceration instead of increased access to healthcare, housing, and jobs.

We're calling on Maine lawmakers to take action following a victory for fair process at the Maine Supreme Court

The ACLU of Maine has joined with ACLU affiliates around the country in a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking an investigation into the widespread, improper use of COVID relief funds to build and expand jails and prisons, including the money allocated in Penobscot County.

The class action settlement also recognizes that incarcerated people have a constitutionally protected property interest in their prison accounts.

A Department of Justice investigation concludes that Maine's children's behavioral health system creates a significant risk of segregating and institutionalizing children with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.