Maine State Prison Archives

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• The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that a second wave of the coronavirus is hitting Pennsylvania prisons and jails, despite a statewide lockdown in March, keeping people locked in their cells for over 23 hours a day. Claire Shubik-Richards, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Prison Society said, “What we’re seeing is a full-blown resurgence of […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Maine State Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/5/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

Reducing Solitary Confinement in Maine

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to Supermax

Maine Reduces Use of Solitary Confinement

Maine Cuts Supermax Population, Reforms Solitary Confinement Practices

Prison Myth No. 1: “Prisoners Want to Go Into Solitary Confinement”

Maine Prison Whistleblower Exiled and Isolated

The Brutality of Supermax Confinement

No Charges in Maine Prison Death

Another Suspicious Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit

A Suspicious (and Lonely) Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit