Lewiston voters approve needle exchange restrictions
"We are heartbroken for our community,” a coalition that had advocated against the ballot question said on Wednesday.
At the heart of a debate over a new jail in Penobscot County is a question of who should be incarcerated
County officials believe a new, bigger jail is necessary to meet prisoners’ needs, while others said the region should focus on preventing incarceration instead.
Maine approved for Medicaid waiver that could help jails pay for addiction treatment
“This is one of the largest changes in the criminal-legal system in 30 years,” said Dr. Courtney Pladsen, the MaineCare medical director.
Proposed restrictions to Lewiston’s needle exchange program will harm the city, coalition says
A citizen-initiated ballot question will ask Lewiston voters if they want to place more limits on how many clean needles syringe service providers can distribute.
The people behind 1 jail’s new approach to addiction treatment
Officials involved in the Franklin County Detention Center’s addiction treatment program sat down with health care reporter Emily Bader at the latest in a series of Monitor Talks.
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