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| Lawmakers to investigate pepper-spraying of Windham prisoner |
| By bangordailynews.com - Matthew Stone |
| Published: 03/26/2013 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Members of a legislative committee Wednesday will ask state corrections officials to explain an incident last year in which a prison supervisor pepper-sprayed an inmate at close range while the inmate was held down in a restraint chair. The incident occurred at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. The Senate chairman of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, said the committee’s session with Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte and others from the state Department of Corrections will allow committee members — especially those new to the Legislature — to learn about the use of the restraint chair and chemical agents in Maine prisons after the high-profile incident. Gerzofsky said Monday he’s long been uneasy with the use of restraint chairs in Maine prisons. “It’s not to be used as punishment,” Gerzofsky said. “It’s only to be used to calm a situation down.” Read More. |
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