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Did Hochul go too far on prison strikers?
Gov. Kathy Hochul should be commended for bringing the illegal wildcat strike by prison guards to a conclusion within the law while...
Gordon Boyd
Apr 261 min read
Maine’s only law school asks state for $1 million to reopen criminal law clinic (via Press Herald)
The University of Maine School of Law is trying to reestablish a criminal justice legal clinic for student attorneys, but funding it...
Emily Allen
Apr 181 min read


Testimony in Support of LD 822: An Act to End the Collection of Certain Probation Fees Sponsored by Senator Beebee-Center
The following is a testimony given by Frank Zarro before the Maine legislature in April 2025 Dear Senator Beebee-Center, Representative...

Francis Zarro
Apr 183 min read


In Search of Gideon, Sixty Three Years Later
The Legislature should take steps to create a new, independent public defense system that's financed by social impact bonds. “Of all the...

Francis Zarro
Mar 303 min read


Repair Maine’s criminal justice system, starting with parole
Our existing system churns the same people back into its prisons, year after year, costing hundreds of millions of dollars that would be...

Francis Zarro
Mar 273 min read


Expungement clinic gives people hope (via The Wilson Times)
Larry Sauls Jr. said he waited more than 20 years for someone to hear how he turned his life around since coming home from prison. View...
The Wilson Times
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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