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Victim services across Maine brace for 60 percent funding cut
Maine organizations that serve crime victims are facing a likely loss of $5.9 million in the fall, which represents nearly 60 percent of their main federal funding source, prompting fear that agencies...
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Maine soldiers grapple with how their friend became a mass killer
A member of the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment lost an important piece of equipment during his training several years ago. The reservist looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. But...
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Oxford County puts sheriff’s fate in hands of governor
The Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday morning to send a complaint to the governor, asking her to remove their sheriff for acting outside of his legal authority. “We haven’t taken...
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While under investigation for illegally selling guns, sheriff got rid of more...
New details about a sheriff’s misconduct emerged Wednesday in a complaint that Oxford County commissioners are sending to the governor, asking her to remove him from office. While Oxford County...
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Gun used in Lewiston mass shooting was more powerful than an AR-15
The gun used to kill 18 people in a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston was designed to kill moose and elk. Maine State Police officially identified the gun used by Robert Card II to kill 18 people and...
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For young offenders in Maine, justice varies with geography
Callie Ferguson spent one year examining the juvenile justice system in Maine as part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. She may be reached at cferguson@bangordailynews.com....
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Maine lawmakers push to divert youth from Long Creek but haven’t yet...
Following a razor-thin vote on the Maine House floor last week, lawmakers advanced a bill to give law enforcement another tool for diverting youth away from the criminal justice system. The bill, LD...
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After uptick in juvenile crime, Rockland wins $450K to support solutions
The city of Rockland has won a $450,000 federal grant to support youth in the juvenile justice system and those at risk of entering it, putting it among a handful of communities that will take part in...
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Boys broke out of Maine’s youth prison during recent period of unrest
A group of boys broke out of Maine’s youth prison in late January, according to police records obtained by the Bangor Daily News that shed light on the unrest that led staff to plead for help from...
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During removal hearing, Oxford County commissioners say they lost trust in...
Oxford County officials shared more details at a Monday hearing in Augusta about why they believe Sheriff Christopher Wainwright should be ousted from office for violating the law, while he continued...
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Expert points to next steps for Maine’s juvenile justice system
Problems have dogged Maine’s juvenile justice system for years, but solving them has never seemed impossible to Jill Ward. Ward directs the Center for Youth Policy and Law at the University of Maine...
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Oxford County commissioner puzzled by governor’s decision that sheriff didn’t...
The chair of the Oxford County commissioners is refuting one of the key findings by Maine’s governor that the county’s sheriff did not violate the law when he traded guns from the evidence room...
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Judge will reconsider whether Maine fraudster can employ himself
A man convicted of defrauding the federal government has won an appeal of his sentence’s condition that he not employ himself, meaning the restriction will get a second look. Nathan Reardon, a former...
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Maine officials refuse to answer questions about plan for juvenile justice...
Last year, Maine lawmakers took steps to ensure state government would not ignore chronic problems in the juvenile justice system by passing legislation that requires corrections officials to plan for...
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Maine surgeon denies pattern of sexual harassment and belittling behavior
If you or someone you know needs resources or support related to sexual violence, contact the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s 24/7 hotline at 800-871-7741. A Maine surgeon is facing potential...
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Police: Teens escaped Maine youth prison by jumping off the roof
Two teenagers who broke out of Maine’s only youth prison late last month escaped by climbing onto the roof and jumping off the front of the building, police wrote in court records. The records shed...
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Maine police academy proposes sweeping changes to expand oversight of officers
Maine police and corrections officers can currently sexually harass their colleagues, ridicule people based on their race or disabilities, and, so long as they aren’t committing a crime, engage in...
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Unlike in Oxford County, most Maine sheriffs don’t sell guns from evidence
Investigations into the Oxford County sheriff over the last year drew public attention to how he traded guns from the evidence room to a local gun store without seeking permission from the original...
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Maine police unions blast proposal to expand their overseers’ disciplinary...
Maine police unions expressed “alarm and concern” over a proposal to broaden the disciplinary authority of the state’s law enforcement certification board, arguing the new rules would hold officers to...
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Maine oversight board approves overhaul of police misconduct rules
After years in the making, Maine’s law enforcement certification board voted on Monday to approve new rules that allow the body to discipline officers for misconduct that is unethical but falls short...
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