Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

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Callie Ferguson is the deputy investigative editor of Maine Focus and a reporter who focuses on Maine’s criminal justice system for the Bangor Daily News.

She was a finalist for the Livingston Award in 2022. The next year, she joined the inaugural class of local investigations fellows at The New York Times. Callie graduated from Bowdoin College and lives in Westbrook.

Contact Callie via email: moc.s1768802032wenyl1768802032iadro1768802032gnab@1768802032nosug1768802032refc1768802032

Immigrants prepare for their arrests and leave Lewiston ahead of ICE action

One property manager showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

January 16, 2026

a sign at the entrance of the long creek facility.

A longtime guard allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old at Maine’s youth prison

The former guard was charged with assault last year after allegedly putting a teenager in a headlock and lifting him off the ground.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

January 12, 2026

Michael Sauschuck during a press conference.

Maine’s public safety chief ducks lawmaker questions on excessive force lawsuit

Tuesday’s questioning centered on the state police’s internal review of a chaotic 2024 arrest in which a trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

January 6, 2026

Michael Sauschuck speaks while standing at a podium.

Lawmakers to question Maine public safety chief following excessive force lawsuits

The hearing could be the first time a state police leader faces questions about its handling of past force cases since they made headlines last year.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

January 5, 2026

Maria holds her young daughter while looking at flags of Ecuador and the U.S.

These immigrants do one of Maine’s most dangerous jobs. Then came Trump’s crackdown.

Immigration authorities have rounded up Ecuadorian roofers from Aroostook to southern Maine since Donald Trump took office. The trend provides a window into how the president’s deportation agenda has targeted a community that has quietly shaped the region’s blue-collar economy.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

December 19, 2025

Maine State Police to take over Capitol Police force

Michael Sauschuck, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, which oversees both agencies, broke the news to Capitol police officers in an email Wednesday afternoon.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News

December 12, 2025

an individual holds several mini transgender flags.

Maine Human Rights Commission sues five school districts over transgender policies

All of the school policies were enacted after the Trump administration began pressuring Maine last winter to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams.

ByCallie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Daniel O'Connor

November 18, 2025