Restorative justice is an approach that brings the victims and perpetrators of a crime together to try to find a meaningful resolution in conjunction with a criminal case.

Brunswick police say the driver initially left the scene but returned and was arrested.

Immigration lawyers and one District Attorney say victims and witnesses are afraid that engaging with the criminal justice system could put them at risk.

The state official charged with animal cruelty in the death of Maine's first public safety comfort dog, Baxter, resigned from his post on Oct. 3, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has announced its new executive director, Frayla Tarpinian, who will lead the effort to address the major backlog of indigent criminal cases.

The states allege the Trump administration illegally clawed back funds to help low-income families access renewable energy.

The Trump administration has taken aim at diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and the effects are being felt by tribal communities that are grappling with issues such as violence against indigenous women. Now some Wabanaki women are turning to each other to learn to protect themselves.

The long-running legal challenge over Maine's failure to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who can't afford them has reached the state Supreme Court. Arguments before the court today focused on whether the lower court has the authority to order defendants released from jail if they are not provided a lawyer.

Sheriffs from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties sent a letter to their county commissioners and administrators floating the idea of a larger, shared corrections facility.

A Chelsea woman who says she was the victim of excessive force and unlawful arrest has filed suit against a Maine State Police trooper. This the second excessive force lawsuit filed against Maine State Police in the past month.