Title

"This Just In" piece questioning if the Maine Department of Corrections violated

Authors

Lance Tapley

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

5-18-2007

Pages

4

Abstract

"This Just In" piece questioning if the Maine Department of Corrections violated the First Amendment's free-speech guarantee in its actions against inmate and human-rights activist Deane Brown. Brown had been denied contact with the news media at the Maine State Prison's Supermax, and was later transferred to Maryland. A suit has been filed against Corrections officials in Maine federal court on Brown's behalf by civil-rights attorney Lynne Williams. Williams says the suit's success could impact Maine correctional policies on access to the press, prisoner treatment, and transfers.

Subjects

Maine Department of Corrections, Maine State Prison Warren, Supermax, Brown, Deane

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