When police picked up Jose Pellot this spring, he was confused. The Southbridge man hadn’t committed a crime, and he wasn’t accused of one. But his doctor had recently filed a petition for his ...

A top Democrat in the Utah Legislature has joined the Republican House speaker in calling for a judge to resign over comments he made during a sentencing hearing.

The jury reached a verdict Wednesday in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to round up immigrants in Maine who they believe are in this country ...

Gratien Milandou-Wamba thought he'd done everything right. The 32-year-old said he fled from the Republic of the Congo after being tortured and threatened in prison over his connection to an ...

Aaron Parsons could spend up to 16 years in prison for killing Sarah Dorany in a hotel in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore ...

The Pathfinders Reentry Focused Outdoor Project is one way the department is working towards its goal. It's a new program in ...

By Terry Stackhouse Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, Maine (WMTW) — A mother is suing the Androscoggin County Jail and a medical contractor over her son’s death behind bars. It is the ...

In addition to Maine, California, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and Washington state allow transgender people to be housed in jail and prison facilities that align with their gender identity.

The Justice Department revoked funding for the Maine Department of Corrections over the state’s placement of a transgender woman in a women’s prison, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday.

And at noon and 4 p.m. every day, a prison guard peers into his room to make sure he’s where he’s supposed to be at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, Maine, where he’s ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. An out-of-state psychiatric facility that Maine patients and a former ...