Prisoners sue Maine in padlock assaults
Four inmates injured by others say the state’s policy is unsafe because the locks can be used as weapons, but corrections officials disagree.
ACLU of Maine sues guards at Portland jail alleging beating of illegal immigrant
PORTLAND, Maine — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation on Tuesday filed an excessive force lawsuit in U.S. District Court against two Cumberland County Jail guards on behalf of a man who has been deported.