9 min Maine’s indigent defense crisis deepens Advocates complain that defendants are being denied lawyers or assigned attorneys who aren’t up to the job. BySamantha HoganOctober 8, 2023
3 min GOP lawmaker calls for scrutiny of DHHS after disclosure of eight public guardianship deaths Lawmakers have scheduled an Oct. 25 meeting with the department to explain how it handles guardianships and how it will comply with notification requirements. ByDavid DahlSamantha HoganSeptember 24, 2023
7 min Eight deaths warrant further scrutiny from legislature, state lawmakers say The lawmakers say "tragic" deaths uncovered by a Maine Monitor investigation show the need for an independent inspector general and advocacy office. BySamantha HoganSeptember 17, 2023
4 min Civil rights board seeks Department of Justice investigation of Maine indigent defense services Underfunded system negatively affects attorneys and indigent defendants in Maine, report says. BySamantha HoganSeptember 14, 2023
4 min Justice rejects settlement to overhaul indigent defense in Maine Justice Michaela Murphy says proposed agreement in ACLU’s lawsuit would not be “judicially enforceable." BySamantha HoganSeptember 13, 2023
4 min Maine Monitor wins public records dispute with York County York County officials were ordered to release records originally requested in June 2021 by The Maine Monitor. BySamantha HoganSeptember 12, 2023
13 min Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships A state senator says the unexplained deaths are of "grave concern" and calls for greater accountability. BySamantha HoganSeptember 10, 2023