Maine

Robert Goguen, 40, of Bangor alleged in a lawsuit filed more than three years ago that jail officials conspired to deny him due process

Currently there is no precise figure for the amount the jails might need

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said he accepts "complete responsibility" for the actions of deputies who spoke with the women

A sheriff in Maine says female lawyers will no longer be required to remove their underwire bras to enter jail to meet with their clients

"It's absolutely outrageous," said attorney Amy Fairfield

Justices on Maine's highest court are skeptical about an appeal by a man who was stripped of his right to a lawyer because he couldn't get along with five earlier ones

The Maine Department of Corrections has chosen Kennebec County Sheriff Randy Liberty to be the next warden at the Maine State Prison

Warden Rodney Bouffard, who was promoted to the position in May 2013 to replace former Warden Patricia Barnhart, has been promoted

Department of Corrections is changing the mission of a facility that has housed youthful offenders from northern and central Maine to one that will handle adult inmates

$500 from the sale of a dog cage will be used to buy material to build a K-9 obstacle course behind the Sheriff's Office

Policy forbidding inmates from publishing their work is questioned by civil libertarians and free speech advocates as violating inmates’ rights to freedom of speech and religion

Indictment on May 4 of former Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith raised questions about how inmate benefit funds are handled in county jails

Black youths are arrested at a rate more than three times higher than their white counterparts and detained at nearly twice the rate of white youths