Colter Cross is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison and serving a 15-month sentence. Through years of repeated contact with Maine’s criminal courts, he has witnessed the effects of an overburdened and under-resourced public defender system. Writing from inside, he documents how these systemic failures undermine constitutional rights and destabilize families across the state. By Margaret Adams Parker, 1988 I want to start off by introducing myself. My name is Colter C

There is now a growing movement in New York State and throughout the country for criminal  justice reforms that will reverse a decades...

The following is a testimony given by Frank Zarro before the Maine legislature in April 2025 Dear Senator Beebee-Center, Representative...