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| Whistleblower returns; Maine a prison-reform model |
| By portland.thephoenix.com - Lance Tapley |
| Published: 03/21/2013 |
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On Valentine's Day, prisoner Deane Brown, who sounded an alarm that drew international attention to the savagery of solitary confinement and other abuses in the Maine State Prison's "supermax" unit, was returned to the Warren prison after an exile of more than six years. On March 12, the American Civil Liberties Union told an international commission that Maine had become a model for how solitary confinement can be reduced. With these two events, a nearly eight-year-old chapter in the struggle for prison reform in Maine may have closed. "We could all take a moment to feel good about what has been achieved," reflected Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC) co-coordinator Jim Bergin. Read More. |
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