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.
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.