by Susan Cover | January 30, 2020 | Crime, Money, Politics
Doug Dunbar battled alcoholism for the better part of two decades until he spent 136 days in jail in 2017 and 2018 for an OUI conviction. Now, Dunbar is an advocate for bail reform. Photo by Gabe Souza. When bail doesn’t work Efforts to eliminate cash bail are...
by Susan Cover | January 23, 2020 | Crime, Money, Politics
Alison McKellar stands on the shore of Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, near the site where her sister, Kristen, was killed while swimming on the lake in August of 2018. Photo by Gabe Souza. The Prosecutor’s Power Maine’s eight elected district attorneys...
by Susan Cover | January 16, 2020 | Crime, Indigent Defense, Money, Politics
Maine lawmakers to consider 15 criminal justice bills Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today! SUBSCRIBE! Thank you for subscribing to Pine Tree Watch! Lawmakers will consider more than two dozen bills this session that seek to reform...
by Susan Cover | January 16, 2020 | Crime, Money, Politics
A man holds his face in his hands as he enters a guilty plea on charges of violating bail during an arraignment at the Cumberland County Courthouse earlier this week in Portland. Photo by Gabe Souza. Due process? A lack of data, DAs with differing agendas and...
by Susan Cover | December 18, 2019 | Center News, Transparency
Pine Tree Watch selected to join ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Year-long grant will allow reporter Samantha Hogan to focus on Maine’s court system Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today! SUBSCRIBE! Thank you for...
