Inside Jewett Hall at the University of Maine at Augusta on Saturday, the sounds of celebration carried a deeper meaning: ...

Huron Valley Correctional Facility holds about 1,800 prisoners and is the state's only women's prison. It's been under fire recently for poor conditions.

Mark LaFlamme’s coverage of the women inmates at the Maine Correctional Center was long overdue (“Maine women inmates accuse ...

According to the National Council of Churches, the U.S. could lose approximately 100,000 churches in the coming years.

Maine Legislative Republicans are demanding immediate changes in the state’s women’s prisons. According to speakers in Augusta Thursday morning, there are eight transgender women in Maine’s women’s ...

From prison, Sharon Kennedy speaks publicly for the first time about daughter Marissa's tragic death and aims to help other domestic abuse survivors.

The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will host a community conversation about equity, access, and representation in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shyheim Ledbetter is facing assault and battery charges after escalating a confrontation to the point where other officers were ...

ALFRED, Maine — York County Jail has earned a 100 percent score on its recent biennial state inspection. That means the 294-bed facility met all 145 mandatory standards, and all 95 essential standards ...

WAUWATOSA – Milwaukee County has officially put the finishing touches on a multi-million dollar youth facility at the Vel R. Phillips Youth and Family Justice Center. The opening of the new center, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maine State Prison, the state's largest correctional facility, located in Warren. (Photo by Evan Popp/Maine Morning Star) The ...