Living with the consequences of Maine's public defense crisis: A view from the inside
By Margaret Adams Parker, 1988 I want to start off by introducing myself. My name is Colter Cross. I am currently an inmate at the Maine State Prison. I have been in and out of jail my whole life for one thing or another. I am currently in college, which is amazing considering the fact that I’m in prison. I am currently serving a 15-month sentence for driving after revocation. As you can imagine, I have a lot of firsthand experience with the public defender system here in Maine. This is just...
