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The State Senate, with a vote of 31 to 3, has signaled its desire to keep the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Washington County open for another…
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The State Senate, with a vote of 31 to 3, has signaled its desire to keep the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Washington County open for another…
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A largely united House Republican caucus Thursday stymied a legislative effort to reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility, which Gov. Paul LePage…
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The LePage administration has agreed – for now – to stop removing equipment from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport.Washington County…
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A Washington County official says he filed an injunction to prevent Republican Gov. Paul LePage from taking further steps to shutter a…
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Washington County residents and former employees at the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Machiasport say the early morning closure of the…
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A union official says teams from the Maine Department of Corrections moved inmates from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport to another…
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The fate of the embattled Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport was front and center at a public hearing in Augusta on Monday.For more than a…
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More than 40 employees of the Downeast Correctional Facility who were issued pink slips in May have won a reprieve. The Maine Legislature has included…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - A Washington County minimum-security prison is slated to remain open through next June. The prison got a reprieve in the $7.1 billion,…