by Susan Cover | March 26, 2020
More than 450 pieces of legislation are in limbo, including measures to reform Maine’s criminal justice system, following the sudden adjournment of the Legislature last week because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Some of the criminal justice bills...
by Susan Cover | March 12, 2020
More than 9,000 people are jailed in Maine every year for one simple reason: They didn’t show up for a court date. And while some of them are ducking their responsibility to appear before a judge, many others simply forget, are confused about the process, are sick or...
by Susan Cover | March 5, 2020
When he was elected sheriff in 2014, Barry Curtis told Washington County voters he would address the county’s drug problem head on. After 25 years as a state trooper – the last 15 in Washington and Hancock counties – he felt well prepared for the job. When he returned...
by Susan Cover | February 20, 2020
As diversion clerk, Katherine Ellis works with many different types of people facing charges in Cumberland County. Her job in the district attorney’s office is to help people after they admit to committing a crime but have been given a chance to wipe the slate clean...
