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Editorial: Another report, another example of why Maine should close Long Creek
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (12/15/21)
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Our View: New study finds same old problems at Long Creek
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (12/12/21)
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Critical investigative report reignites calls to close Long Creek youth prison
KENNEBEC JOURNAL (12/9/21)
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Report: Staff shortage, 'boredom' among factors behind recent Long Creek disturbances
NewsCenterMaine (12/8/21)
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Another report calls out Maine’s failure to fix dangerous conditions in youth prison
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (12/8/21)
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State taps longtime prosecutor to oversee youth corrections
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (11/15/21)
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Pluecker joins group of lawmakers in Long Creek Youth Development Center visit,
PENOBSCOT BAY PILOT (10/21/21)
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Opinion: Maine Voices: It’s time to close Long Creek, end youth incarceration
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (10/2/21)
Rossana Natalini-Majerini is a Chilean-American mother who came to America in 1994 and first settled at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina with her children before moving to Maine in 1999. She began advocating for youth and youth justice after her children were incarcerated at Long Creek. Abdulkadir Ali is an Ethiopian-American social activist who works as the advocacy director with Maine Youth Justice
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National group to find out if Maine’s youth prison implemented prior recommendations
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (9/24/21)
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National Juvenile Justice Group Asked To Review Long Creek For A Third Time Following Dangerous Use Of Restraints
MAINE PUBLIC (9/17/21)
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State prison officials to announce leadership shakeup over troubled youth prison
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (9/16/21)
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Editorial: Our View: Troubling reports of Long Creek restraint use
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (9/14/21)
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State launches internal investigation at Long Creek following reports of 'dangerous' use of restraint
NEWSCENTERMAINE (9/10/21)
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Maine’s youth prison continues to use dangerous tactics, watchdog says
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (9/10/21)
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State Policy Update: Maine Makes Significant Policy Progress,
NATIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE NETWORK (8/26/21)
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Maine came closer than ever to closing its youth prison. What happens next?
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (7/25/21)
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Maine is trying to make its youth prison obsolete. Janet Mills doesn’t want to close it.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (7/2/21)
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South Portland legislators see changes coming for Long Creek in spite of veto
THE FORECASTER (7/1/21)
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Opinion: Lawmakers should override Mills’ veto and close Long Creek
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (6/30/21)
Anna Diaz is a member of the board of Maine Inside Out, a nonprofit organization through which facilitators and incarcerated youth collaborate to hold theater programs at Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Our View: Close youth detention center Long Creek the right way
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (6/29/21)
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Maine looks to change how child offenders are incarcerated
WMTW-8 (6/25/21)
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Mills vetoes ‘fundamentally flawed’ bill to close Long Creek youth prison
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (6/24/21)
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New Hampshire among states grappling with closing youth detention centers
ASSOCIATED PRESS (6/23/21)
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Opinion: The long view on Long Creek
COURIER-GAZETTE (6/18/21)
Sam Patten is a writer and political strategist.
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Editorial: As Maine develops better alternatives, closing Long Creek should be inevitable
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (6/14/21)
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Maine legislature passes bill to shut down Long Creek Youth Development Center
WGME-13 (6/14/21)
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Senate narrowly votes to close Maine’s youth prison
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (6/14/21)
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Senate narrowly passes bill to close Long Creek within two years
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (6/14/21)
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Maine House votes to close state’s only youth jail
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (6/10/21)
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Bill to close Long Creek youth prison receives preliminary approval
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (6/10/21)
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After investigation, U.S. Justice Department and Lewiston schools strike deal on reforms to end ‘discriminatory’ practices
SUN JOURNAL (5/28/21)
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Commentary: Community action is necessary for the survival of Maine youth
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (5/15/21)
Jessica Jacques is a resident of Old Orchard Beach who has a degree in psychology from the University of Southern Maine.
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Commentary: Time to pass L.D. 1668 and close Long Creek
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (5/8/21)
Grayson Lookner is a state representative from Portland. Abdulkadir Ali is advocacy director with Maine Youth Justice.
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Opinion: Maine Voices: No winners when children are incarcerated
Eliza May Burwell is a resident of Portland.
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (4/26/21)
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Mother sues over transgender teen's suicide at Maine's youth prison
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (4/14/21)
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Children are waiting longer in the ER for mental health care, study finds
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (4/10/21)
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Legislators eye juvenile system changes to help New Mainers transition back home
SUN JOURNAL (4/9/21)
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Immigrant leaders underscore need for culturally-sensitive halfway house
MAINE BEACON (4/8/21)
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Our View: Bill puts the end of Long Creek in sight
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (4/4/21)
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New bill aims to reduce number of youths at Long Creek Youth Development Center
WGME-13 (3/30/21)
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Lawmakers are debating whether Long Creek should be closed
WMTW-8 (3/30/21)
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Advocates aren’t satisfied with proposals for reforming Maine’s youth justice system
BANGOR DAILY NEWS/MAINE PUBLIC (3/29/21)
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Legislation should require closure of Maine’s youth prison, advocates say
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (3/26/21)
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Maine man alleges abuse, denial of treatment at youth detention center
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (3/13/21)
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The Future of the Juvenile System
WAGM-TV (3/4/21)
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Our View: Juvenile justice reform starts with the youngest
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (3/4/21)
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The Changing Juvenile System
WAGM-TV (3/3/21)
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Changes coming to Maine's juvenile justice system
NewsCenterMaine (3/2/21)
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Lawmakers consider bill to prohibit prosecuting anyone younger than 12
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (2/24/21)
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With slate of bills, Maine lawmakers respond to calls for police accountability, divestment
MAINE BEACON (2/12/21)
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$14.6 million awarded to help combat homelessness in Maine
PENOBSCOT BAY PILOT (1/29/21)
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Maine Youth Justice advocating for no youth incarceration in Maine
NewsCenterMaine (1/18/21)
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A conversation with activists about how to end youth incarceration, build restorative justice
MAINE BEACON (11/24/20)
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Opinion: Local elections are a chance to change our criminal justice system
Adan Abdikadar of Lewiston is a youth organizer with Maine Youth Justice.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (10/29/20)
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$11.1 million awarded to protect victims and prevent crime in Maine
PENOBSCOT BAY PILOT (10/14/20)
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Opinion: Janet Mills must close Maine’s last youth prison
Katie Whitehead of Lewiston is an organizer with Maine Youth Justice. Caitrin Monahan is a public educator who lives and works in Portland.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (9/24/20)
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As lawmakers clash over reconvening, dozens of bills affecting criminal justice hang in the balance
MAINE MONITOR (8/23/20)
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Lawmakers support plan to reduce number of incarcerated youths
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (7/17/20)
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Our View: Shrinking Long Creek a good first step
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (3/10/20)
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Opinion: Maine needs more community-based services to keep kids out of detention
Emily Mooney is a resident criminal justice and civil liberties fellow at the R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization that seeks to promote free markets and limited, effective government. The R Street Institute and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy have previously worked together in a national coalition to promote juvenile justice reform.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (3/6/20)
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This bill would bar Maine from detaining some children
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (3/5/20)
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Bill aimed at reducing number of youths held at Long Creek gets mixed reviews
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (3/4/20)
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Juvenile justice task force requesting money for new programs
FOX 22/ABC 7 (3/4/20)
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Lawmakers get look at juvenile justice task force recommendations
WABI-5 (3/4/20)
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Editorial: Maine is detaining kids because there is nowhere else for them to go. That’s unacceptable.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (2/28/20)
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State Task Force Urges Maine to Phase Out Only Juvenile Facility
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE (2/27/20)
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Most youth are jailed in Maine simply because ‘they could not go home,’ new report says
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
(2/26/20)
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Bill would phase out use of Long Creek youth detention center
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
(2/25/20)
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Lawmakers gather to discuss closing Long Creek Youth Development Center
FOX 22 Bangor (2/21/20)
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Statehouse Report: Legislators eye changes in juvenile corrections
PORTLAND PHOENIX (2/12/20)
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New recommendations could mean fewer kids will go to Long Creek
WMTW-8 (2/9/20)
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Editorial: Maine should stop using youth prison for ‘care’
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (2/2/20)
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Bill would set a minimum age at 14 for incarceration
NEWSCENTER 6 (1/31/20)
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Now is the time to mend Maine’s frayed mental health safety net
Malory Shaughnessy is the executive director for the Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine and the Maine Behavioral Health Foundation. She is also a member of the Task Force.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (1/31/20)
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Kids at Long Creek are training puppies to learn responsibility
WMTW-8 (1/31/20)
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Maine Youth Justice / Long Creek Youth Prison
WGAN NEWS RADIO (1/30/20)
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National Consultant Recommends Gradually Moving Youth Out Of Long Creek Correctional Center
MAINE PUBLIC RADIO (1/29/20)
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National group advises Maine to invest in community services to reduce juvenile incarcerations
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (1/28/20)
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Task force working to improve juvenile justice system
WABI-5 (1/28/20)
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Maine high court dismisses suit arguing teen was wrongly jailed now that he’s getting treatment
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (1/21/20)
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Sexual misconduct at Maine juvenile prison
NEWSCENTER 6 (1/14/20)
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Long Creek creates new program to transition incarcerated youth into community
WMTW-8 (1/9/2020)
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Task Force Finding Maine Juvenile Justice System Dysfunctional
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE (12/30/19)
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8 Investigates looks at future of Long Creek Youth Development Center
WMTW-8 (12/18/19)
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Maine Voices: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (12/15/19)
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Mother who said guards knocked out son’s teeth at Maine’s youth prison settles lawsuit
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (12/9/19)
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Augusta forum spotlights concerns with imprisoning youth, discusses juvenile justice reform
KENNEBEC JOURNAL (11/22/19)
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Task force addresses issues in Maine's juvenile justice system
WMTW-8 (11/21/19)
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Emptying the ‘pods’: Corrections officials, legislators confront the future of Long Creek Youth Development Center
THE PORTLAND PHOENIX (11/20/19)
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Report: When It Comes To Youth Risk Factors, Androscoggin County Is A 'Mini-Maine'
MAINE PUBLIC RADIO (10/30/19)
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Maine’s Juvenile Justice Task Force meets in Bangor
WABI-5 (10/29/19)
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Youth Incarceration: What Changes to Maine's Juvenile Justice System Are in Store?
Maine Calling, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO
(10/23/19)
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Crime in Maine drops for seventh straight year
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (10/23/19)
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Maine law court hears arguments about mentally ill teen detained for months without trial
NEWS CENTER MAINE (10/7/19)
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Maine’s highest court considers whether boy’s detention at Long Creek violated his rights
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (10/7/19)
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Editorial: Maine should get more from justice system
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (7/28/19)
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‘A number of problems:’ Group gathers to discuss Maine’s juvenile justice system
SUN JOURNAL (9/18/19)
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Juvenile Justice Task Force meets for fourth time, discusses alternatives to incarceration
WABI-5 (8/27/19)
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State seeks to dismiss appeal now that juvenile has been moved from Long Creek
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (8/15/19)
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Opinion: Maine Voices: Hard work of dedicated Long Creek staff unfairly overlooked
Jim Bouchard is a resident of Brunswick and a volunteer at Long Creek Youth Development Center
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (8/1/19)
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Interview: Commissioner Randy Liberty: Head of Maine's Department of Corrections
Maine Calling, MAINE PUBLIC RADIO (7/31/19)
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Commentary: This summer is about promoting economic opportunities, studying the criminal justice system
State Senator Susan Deschambault, JOURNAL TRIBUNE (7/31/29)
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Juvenile Justice Task Force discusses mental health needs in the justice system
WABI-5 (7/29/19)
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Task force to study Maine's juvenile justice system
CTPOST (7/26/19)
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D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine’s juvenile justice systemList Item 1
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (7/19/19)
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New Task Force Aims To Improve Maine's Juvenile Justice SystemList Item 2
MAINE PUBLIC (5/17/19)
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Juvenile justice group convenes with mission of reform
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (5/17/19)
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Task force formed to recommend changes to Maine’s juvenile justice system
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD (5/16/19)