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| Corrections Commissioner Fires Maine State Prison Warden |
| By mpbn.net - A.J. Higgins |
| Published: 01/11/2013 |
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After serving as warden of the Maine State Prison for the past three years, Patricia Barnhart was dismissed from her position today by state Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte for reasons that are still unclear. State officials in the corrections department and the governor's office said they could comment on the personnel matter, but the two chairs of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee said Ponte notified them Monday that a management change at the prison was pending. It was supposed to be an introductory meeting between the two new Democratic chairs of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and state Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte. On Monday, Ponte told Committee House Chair Mark Dion of Portland to prepare for a change in management at the Maine State Prison and asked for that confidence to be respected until Warden Patricia Barnhart was notified. He did not say why . Read More. |
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