Drug overdose deaths surged in January, with 58 confirmed or suspected fatal overdoses, the highest monthly figure in at least a year.| The Portland Press Herald
Keeping safety and security top of mind when choosing a place to live? Here are the 10 safest states in the country right now.| Moving.com
The Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), a unit of the Maine State Police already under intense scrutiny after allegations of surveillance abuses, has suffered a significant data breach. Leaked documents from MIAC that have been published online include personal information about subjects of police investigations across the state and reveal details of the center’s| Maine Beacon - A project of the Maine People's Alliance
A group of young people opposed to juvenile incarceration are renewing their call to empty the Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine’s last youth prison, as two staffers there have tested positive with COVID-19. The infections at the juvenile detention center come as the virus is spreading through a number of Maine’s prisons and jails.| Maine Beacon - A project of the Maine People's Alliance