Justice Reinvestment in Maine: Overview

This overview outlines a number of criminal justice challenges in Maine, including high opioid overdose death rates and a growing prison population, and provides a summary of the stages of the Justice Reinvestment process.

December 2019 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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