COVID-19 Information & Resources

Maine Resources

System & Practitioner Resources

Maine Department of Corrections – Daily Dashboard of Incarcerated Populations and Related Statements

Maine Department of Corrections – Maine Department of Corrections Update to the Task Force (5/28/20)

Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention – Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID‑19) Updates

Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation & the Future – COVID-19 Resources for Parents and Children

Maine Department of Health and Human Services – Resources and information about accessing programs including, MaineCare, TANF, Food Supplement, and Child Care Subsidy

Maine Department of Education – Resources for parents and families

Maine Department of Labor– Information about COVID-19, including unemployment insurance

Office of the Governor – COVID-19 Response Daily Updates

Advocacy & Policy Resources

Statewide Coalition –Letter to Governor Mills and Commissioner Liberty re: COVID-19 and youth and adult incarceration

Maine Youth Justice – Letter to Governor Mills to release all youth at Long Creek during COVID-19 crisis.

Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition – Letter to Commissioner Liberty re: COVID-19 response in adult facilities.

ACLU of Maine – Call to Action and Recommendations Letter re: COVID-19 and the criminal justice system.

National Resources

System & Practitioner Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – COVID–19 Guidance: State Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities

National Institute of Corrections – List of COVID-19 statements and information from national professional associations.

National Partnership for Juvenile Services – Association of current detention administrators and service providers in juvenile detention Statement on Supporting Continuity of Operations in Secure Settings during COVID-19 and Resources for Juvenile Services.

National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine – Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities

Interstate Compact Commission for Juveniles – State Restrictions Related to COVID-19

Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice – Statement of recommendations and next steps for system leaders.

Coalition for Juvenile Justice – COVID-19 Resources, including re-entry planning guidance and support materials and a Statement Regarding Youth Justice Providers: For Use During COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures.

Vera Institute for Justice – Guidelines on COVID-19 and youth facilities. This is part of a package of guidelines for law enforcement, courts, immigration systems, rural justice systems and others.

American Academy of Pediatrics – Responding to the Needs of Youth Involved With the Justice System During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) – SAHM Calls for Action to Protect Justice-Involved Youth

National Governor's Association – Memo re: COVID-19 Responses in the Juvenile Justice System

National Juvenile Defender Center – Information and resources, including legal filings, sample motions, letters and other tools. See also, Due Process in the Time of COVID: Defenders as First Responders in a Juvenile Court System Struggling with the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 2021)

American Bar Association – Advocating for Kids in Detention and Congregate Care Amidst COVID-19 Concerns

Fair and Just Prosecution – Joint Statement from elected prosecutors on COVID-19 and addressing the rights and needs of those in custody.

Advocacy & Policy Resources

Social Science Research Council – A Decade Undone: Youth Disconnection in the Age of Coronavirus

Youth First Initiative – States at a Crossroads: Youth Incarceration Down During Pandemic

The Sentencing Project – COVID-19 in Juvenile Facilities

Center for Children’s Law and Policy – Statement on Urgent Action Needed by Youth Justice Professionals in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Resources

National Juvenile Justice Network – Resources regarding COVID-19 and vulnerable populations: COVID 19: Call to Action to Keep Youth Safe

Annie E. Casey Foundation – Juvenile Justice Priorities During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

The PEW Charitable Trusts – Lessons From Juvenile Justice Reforms Could Help Reduce Pandemic's Impact on Confined Youth

Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform – Recommendations to Governors, State and Local Juvenile Detention and
Correctional Departments, and Juvenile Court Judges and Magistrates about COVID-19 Risks for Detained and Incarcerated Youth.

Youth First Initiative– State Advocacy Actions and Tools

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. – Call to Action for Protecting Incarcerated Youth from COVID-19

National Disability Rights Network – Children Should Not Remain Incarcerated Simply Because of a Disability

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) – COVID-19 Response Must Include Youth and Adults Impacted by the Criminal Justice System

The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights – Letter to the National Governors Association re: Immediate Action Needed to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Jails & Prisons

The Justice Collaborative – National poll showing bipartisan support for releasing children from juvenile detention amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine Juvenile Justice System Assessment & Reinvestment Task Force

COVID-19 Information & Resources

Maine Resources

System & Practitioner Resources

Advocacy & Policy Resources

National Resources

System & Practitioner Resources

Advocacy & Policy Resources

Maine Juvenile Justice System Assessment & Reinvestment Task Force

Establishing a Continuum of Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration for Maine Youth

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