Advocates across the country have warned that an outbreak could be severe in the close quarters of a correctional facility.| Press Herald
As other states battle outbreaks of COVID-19 in their jails and prisons, Governor Janet Mills said she is not currently considering using her executive authority to commute sentences to reduce Maine’s incarcerated population, instead relying on an existing early-release program, one that some lawmakers have unsuccessfully been trying to retool due to its limited capacity.| Maine Beacon - A project of the Maine People's Alliance