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| Corrections Department Holding Hearing on Policy Changes |
| By news.mpbn.net- Susan Sharon |
| Published: 10/27/2015 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Monday morning the Maine Department of Corrections will hold a public hearing on a series of proposed changes to the prison disciplinary policy that advocates and former inmates say are sweeping in nature and raise First Amendment and other concerns. The DOC is also considering making changes to the little known prison furlough policy. Included in the list of proposed rules are several that appear to limit certain types of outside communication, including acting as a reporter, publishing under a byline or blogging, hosting or being a guest on a broadcast, or acting "as an agent of the news media." They also suggest there will be new limits on communicating with pen pals. Read More. |
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