Abdihamit Ali has been serving a 7 year sentence after being found guilty of elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct ...

Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of ...

The Maine Department of Corrections has named a new Warden for the Maine State Prison in Warren. Nathan Thayer will officially take over on Monday, May 20. He began his career at the Maine ...

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is about to get its first major license plate update since Bill Clinton ...

A new warden has been selected for the Maine State Prison. The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) on Friday announced that Nathan Thayer will assume the role following a lengthy search and ...

Enrollment in state work release can rise above 350 during the year. It now stands at 166 people, 12 of whom work remote. Lawmakers are considering a monthly fee for the laptops provided.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says dozens of federal detainees are currently being held at the Cumberland County Jail and many others are being held at the federal prison in Berlin ...

Djvan Carter, 47, was tried in Penobscot County Superior Court this winter on charges of aggravated attempted murder, ...

Djvan Carter was sentenced for hitting his girlfriend in the head with a hammer and trying to run over a police officer.

Several new bills are being heard this month related to the Maine Department of Corrections including LD 626: An Act to ...