Steven Bell appears before Judge Gregory Campbell on Aug. 20 in Bangor District Court for a hearing on his restitution order

False Hope: Maine’s victim restitution system is broken

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Crime victims are nearly alone in navigating a confusing and understaffed restitution system. District attorneys across Maine are as frustrated as crime victims with the fundamental reality of the restitution system in Maine: it’s broken. 

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Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson said two thirds of the 1,181 restitution cases in her county are in default.

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