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| Maine Governor to Commute Sentences of Low-Risk Offenders |
| By mainepublic.org |
| Published: 05/24/2017 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Republican governor plans to commute the sentences of some low-risk offenders and help them find jobs. Gov. Paul LePage's office said Tuesday that the decision is not related to the recently announced closure of Downeast Correctional Facility. LePage and the state corrections commissioner said the state would move 100 inmates from the minimum-security Downeast facility to other state prisons. But critics of the closure say there may not be enough beds. The Department of Corrections in March testified that it has about 40 secure male beds open. Read More. |
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