Title

Governor John Baldacci's proposal to ship 125 Maine prisoners to a Corrections C

Authors

Lance Tapley

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

4-27-2007

Pages

8-9

Abstract

Governor John Baldacci's proposal to ship 125 Maine prisoners to a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility in Oklahoma is drawing criticism. Many of the critics are opposed in principle to private, for-profit prisons. Questions are also being raised about the appropriateness of a corporation lobbying the Legislature to imprison human beings for profit. The lobbyist for the private prison company is James Mitchell, a close Baldacci advisor, campaign contributor and fundraiser. With comments by Zachary Heiden, of the Maine Civil Liberties Union; Richard Snyder of the Maine Council of Churches; and Sen. Peter Mills, R-Somerset County.

Subjects

Prisoners, Prisons, Baldacci, John E

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