Abuse of process to obtain protection orders

Malicious prosecution? The district attorney dropped 12 of 14 counts just before trial. 

My witness, who is incarcerated, didn't testify; he had his reasons for not wanting to, and I for not forcing his testimony.  

My lawyer advised me not to testify, and failed to put on the defense that I asked him to: that the motivation for the state's witness in applying for the protection orders against me and my witness was not that she feared for her safety and that of other individuals, but for other ill-placed reasons which a jury should hear testimony regarding. 

After the 2-24-26 jury trial in Lincoln County, an extension of the protection order was applied for and granted, and soon after that another charge filed against me for basically the same type of violations that were dismissed before trial! The one that did get to the jury, I was found not guilty of...but found guilty of stalking. 

A new trial should be granted where my witness' concerns will be addressed so that he will feel comfortable to appear in court and where we can both testify regarding the actions of the state's witness. An independent prosecutor, not one employed by the State of Maine, should decide whether charges should be filed for the individual's abuse of the process in obtaining protection orders. 

False claims ruin lives, cost taxpayers money, and place law enforcement in awkward situations where innocent people, when confronted with a wrongful arrest, may make decisions resulting in harm coming to them and/or the officers. 

 

 

   

 

Maine lawyer, licensed to steal?

Dale Thistle stole over a quarter million dollars from a Maine family...over ten years ago, but was only convicted in 2024. He has appealed. I don't believe he has spent one day in jail, though he was sentenced.  

Here is the decision at Justia, and a story about it in the Bangor Daily News. 

Counterman - Free speech or True Threat?

It was while watching a video of public testimony on bills in the Criminal Justice Committee at the capital in April of 2025, that I first learned about the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Counterman v. Colorado; members were discussing if changes to Maine statutes needed to be made regarding mens rea (intent) in criminal cases. The discussion regarding it begins around 5:15:00.

Counterman changed the standard from "recklessly" to "intentionally or knowingly" believe an individual's behavior would cause harm. The changes should have made my defense against the stalking charge even stronger.

Katherine MacCrae, an Assistant District Attorney in Androscoggin County, who had argued for the state in the appeal of the decision in State of Maine v. Jacob Labbe, was explaining that slight changes should be made to Maine statutes to reflect the decision in Counterman. Labbe lost his appeal.

However, there were two other cases mentioned in the legislative meeting. The Counterman decision was used by Hasahn Carter to beat two of the charges against him during a 4 day jury trial. I recognized the name of the lawyer representing him: Michelle King.

The first time I spoke with Michelle, she wouldn't take Shane's Post Conviction Review (PCR), but when I called her again six months later she agree to take it. The state of Maine doesn't appoint you an attorney for a PCR, but if you find one that is on the roster of the MCPDS, they can represent you and the MCPDS should pay. However, Shane later dropped the PCR, afraid that the judge who sentenced him, Nelson in Aroostook County, would add time to his sentence...to send a message!

There's evidence of self-defense in his case which was never investigated. Shane's lawyer, Verne Paradie, had me blocked during the Zoom hearing where Judge Stephen Nelson was sentencing Shane after he agreed to a plea bargain without seeing that evidence! A detective who Paradie hired, Hank Dusenbery, failed to get in touch with people in the Saint John Valley to confirm the text message which proved how dangerous the man who Shane had an altercation with was. I received the text after Shane was arrested. Dusenbery is a former police chief.

So much can go wrong with a case, and it's difficult to correct errors once convicted or once you agree to a plea bargain. Judge Nelson presided over a malicious prosecution of me after I was arrested for disorderly conduct after being threatened by a tenant. I had the proof in the form of a text message. The man was never even given a warning by Maine State Corporal Ted Martin who arrested me without a warrant over a simple argument about it with my husband. I was denied an attorney, and Nelson put out a bench warrant for my arrest after I didn't appear for a hearing to pick a jury! Being denied an attorney, and expected to pick a jury for a sham trial should be enough reason not to appear...but honestly I simply forgot. I was away from home and hadn't entered the date into my calendar. I spent 4 nights in jail for the failure to appear, and then District Attorney Todd Collins dismissed the charge against me.

Besides the Labbe case, there were two more cases mentioned in the video; I replayed it and wrote the names of the defendants. In State of Maine v. Hasahn Carter at paragraph 20:

In November 2023, Carter filed a motion to dismiss Countys 1 and 8 of the indictment. The trial court (Hjelm, A.R.J.) held a hearing on the motion at which the State agreed to dismiss County 8 (terrorizing) based on potential constitutional issues following the United States Supreme Court's decision in Counterman v. Colorado, 600 U.S. 66 (2023). The court granted the motion to dismiss Count 1 (Class A robbery) over the State's objection because it concluded that Count 1 did not include an allegation of the requisite state of mind.

Two counts were dismissed because of the Counterman case. Carter was convicted of a slew of other charges in connection with a violent home invasion and was sentenced to 14 years, and 4 years probation. In the third case mentioned, State of Maine v. Timothy McFarland:  

On May 2, 2024 defendant filed the instant motion, arguing that the charge arises under a statute that is facially unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

...when section 651 was enacted it was constitutional based on the then-current understanding of the First Amendment. To the extent that the statute does not contain a culpable state of mind as an element, it has become unconstitutional pursuant to Counterman." (Emphasis in original.)  

They got off, but I'm found guilty of stalking?

I recognized the name of the judge who granted McFarland's motion to dismiss, without prejudice, meaning the prosecutor can refile it. It's Judge Brent Davis, chief justice of the Maine District Courts; he correctly denied one of the three protection orders that my accuser applied for. Judges Geoffrey Rushlau and John Martin are the judges who wrongly granted the other two in Wiscasset District Court.

Though the information I posted was already public, and no reasonable person would consider my social media posts harmful, I'm being silenced with the threat of arrest if I exercise my right of free speech.

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ACLU's 6th Amendment class action lawsuit - Robbins v MCPDS

In January of 2025, a judge in Kennebec County Superior Court issued an order in a case that was filed by the ACLU four years ago, regarding the lack of counsel for criminal defendants. 

The judge presiding over the case, is Micaela Murphy, a former attorney for Madawaska native Dennis Dechaine. Books were written detailing the flawed investigation and trial, and many efforts made to get him a new trial...to no avail.

In response to the 41 page order in Kennebec County (in the above link, 41 pages), the Maine Attorney General's office responded with a whopping 123 pager. In the document is legislation regarding the MCPDS, and data about incarcerated defendants. 

In yet another document, (State of Maine's appellate brief), on page 19, I found this: 

RIII. Whether the Superior Court erred in concluding that Plaintiffs’inability to

identify any Class Representative now or previously without counsel at a

stage of their criminal prosecution where the absence of counsel

irremediably destroyed their right to a fair trial does not eliminate Plaintiffs’standing and entitlement to a permanent injunction.

I was severely damaged by the lack of counsel regarding my case in Aroostook County; I was arrested without a warrant or probable cause. I was denied an attorney and the case was eventually dismissed. Then after I failed to appear to pick a jury for trial I was arrested, on Memorial Day weekend of 2025... and spent the entire weekend (4 nights) in the county jail in Houlton.

I'm a plaintiff in the class action lawsuit! I'll be sending the ACLU some information regarding my case, for inclusion in the 6th Amendment case: Robbins v. MCPDS (Maine Commission for Public Defense Services). I'll get a tracking number when I mail it, and post it here at my blog.

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Robert Garza - national family court reform advocate

Last month, people who are instrumental in getting legislation passed regarding family court procedures, came to Maine. An event was held in Trenton which I attended. Here's a little something about Mr. Garza from the website:  

Robert Garza survived a brutal 16-year custody battle and over 43 false CPS allegations. Today, he leads the international movement for family court reform...

Robert created bills to stop or discourage parental alienation; and he and his team help people pass legislation in their states. Pick a bill that you'd like to see passed in your state, and join the Zoom meeting on Monday or Wednesday nights. A chat rooms for each state is available so you can work with others in your state.  

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Maine Prisoner Advocacy - Legislative Bills

Here's a link to some of the bills regarding the justice system that the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition is trying to pass. 

Did you know that 20% of Maine’s population has been impacted by the criminal justice system? More than 40,000 Mainers cycle through our prisons and jails annually.

I am now one of them. Because of the stalking conviction, I won't be able to work in a school again for a while. I began my cleaning business one summer and later quit my Ed Tech job when it became difficult to do my job because I was experiencing domestic violence...though it didn't involve physical abuse. It was too difficult to maintain a positive demeanor in front of the children. 

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Constitution for Kids

The Maine Supreme Court occassionally holds oral arguments at Maine high schools. They were in Bingham on October 7, 2025. Here's a link to the video. Fast forward, the first 50 minutes has nothing. 

In State v. Dennis Lemieux (KEN 2024-341), at 1:14:00 the lawyer for LeMieux, Dan Lawson, mentions Counterman v. Colorado: a 2023 Supreme Court case involving stalking/terrorizing charges. Here's a short animated video explaining it. 

SCOTUS sent the case back to Colorado, and Counterman's conviction was overturned. You can read more at SPARC (Stalking Awareness and Prevention Center), but basically the case is about the standard for determining whether certain speech (such as social media posts), are free speech or true threats that aren't protected speech. 

The decision in Counterman should have helped me regarding the stalking charges against me...but it didn't.

The other case the Maine justices heard was Robbins v Maine Commission on Public Defense Services (KEN 2025-137). The class action 6th Amendment case was filed by the ACLU in 2022. Being discussed was habeas corpus...whether criminal defendants should be released if not appointed attorneys within a set number of days. 

There's already been a decision by a Maine judge, Micaela Murphy, in Robbins. Before she became a judge, Micaela Murphy was a lawyer for Madawaska's Dennis Dechaine. Murphy said when the state fails to appoint counsel, defendants should be released, and once attorneys are available, the cases can be refiled. 

The reason the order isn't being implemented is there's a concern that dangerous people might be released. Also, attorneys for the Maine Commission for Public Defense Services claim that the ACLU hasn't proved that any class action defendant was withoucount sl during crucial stages of their case. 

HELLO! I was arrested on 7-10-24 and didn't get an attorney at all in eAroostook County; and when I failed to appear (FTA) to pick a jury, I was arrested and spent 4 nights in jail. The case against me was dismissed for no other reason than District Attorney Todd Collins said I had been punished enough for the FTA. 

Regarding charges against me filed in Lincoln County for stalking and violation of a protection order, the state of Maine's witness claims that my social media posts were threatening and caused distress. I wasn't given an attorney regarding those charges until September! By then 5 Lewiston police officers had breeched my door, and taken my Iphone without a warrant; they then released me from jail after midnight, two miles from my home...that's real distress, not imagined or invented.

I wonder if the students did any research afterward. Schools ought to teach a course in the Constitution. The decision is not popular with domestic violence groups; you can read why at the Stalking Prevention & Awarenes Resource Center. 

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Malicious Prosecution - Maine

I'm about to leave for Wiscasset. I'm being sentenced today after being convicted of stalking, by a Maine jury on 2-24-26. I would not accept a plea because I'm innocent. The judge and lawyers control what a jury sees and hears, or doesn't get to. 

12 of 14 counts were dismissed on the day of trial, and that's something that I wanted the jury to know; it's a good indication of a malicious prosecution. I was found not guilty of violations of a protection order. Due to the allegations and misuse of the legal system, I've suffered much distress and damage to my reputation as well as loss of income. 

The protection order has since been extended; of course no judge will admit he was wrong or that another judge was. A condition on the order says that I cannot post personally identifying information about the state's witness. 

I'm being silenced. My story hasn't been reported by Maine or national media outlets. The D.A. wrote to my appointed lawyer just a few days before trial and wanted to give me credit for time served (CTS); I suppose he's referring to the 30 or so hours spent in Androscoggin County jail (one overnight) due to the arrests. I'm innocent so I wouldn't plead guilty to any of the charges. I'm being punished for exposing the truth, being harassed through use of a wrongly granted protection order.

By the way, this is the second time I am prosecuted without there being any evidence of a crime. The first malicious prosecution happened in Aroostook County, when I was arrested by Corporal Ted Martin, without a warrant in the driveway of my home after being threatened by a former tenant! 

Robert Garza: legislation regarding parental alienation

Robert Garza, a victim of parental alienation himself, has been helping people nationwide, to pass legislation aimed at preventing it...and other types of coercive control/abuse. His team came to Maine last month. I attended the event in Trenton. 

At this link, you can chat with others (through Messenger) who are grouped according to what state (or country) they are in. We must demand that our government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches), both state and federal, address our concerns about the lack of due process in our courts.

Here's a good read regarding parental alienation. Here's something from the article:

The “Time Taken Time Back” law and the “3 Strike Law for Interference with Child Custody” are critical steps in this process. These legal reforms ensure that parents are not unjustly cut off from their children and that those who attempt to manipulate the system face real consequences.

By focusing on both reforming family/criminal law and supporting healthy co-parenting practices, we can ensure that the best interests of children remain at the forefront of family/ criminal law decisions, bringing about the change that families so desperately need.

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Court Reform Event in Trenton today! 2 pm.

Robert Garza knows all about parental alienation. He travels around the world to share the knowledge he acquired through his own experiences; and he's been helping others pass legislation in their states to stop the abuse in family courts!

An event is happening today in Trenton...organized by a few people who I never met but had conversations with. I plan on attending. 

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Received by Maine A.G and MCPDS on 3-05-26

Last month I sent a letter to the Maine Commission for Public Defense Services; it was a request for a new attorney. It was received on March 5, 2026...picked up at 8:40 a.m., 9589071052702739723660; and a copy sent to the Attorney General of Maine was picked up at the same time, 9589071052702739723677.

After a Maine jury convicted me of stalking, another lawyer was appointed to me; however, only for the sentencing. I haven't had a fair trial. In just a few hours, the jury could not possibly have understood the Maine statues regarding stalking and the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Counterman v. Colorado. Below is a statement taken from an abstract of the case in an Idaho Law Review: 

The holding creates a new, additional burden on the movant to prove intent, where before, the majority of state and circuit courts only required an objective, reasonable person standard to prove intent in true threat cases

I would like the jury to explain how they arrived at a conclusion of guilt when there was nothing threatening about my social media posts. And I didn't send them to her...she went looking for the posts. The one meetup we had happened in the presence of law enforcement who would have arrested me if I did something wrong. The Counterman decision should have helped my defense! 

Prior to the trial by jury I told my lawyer that the state's witness had not only misused the protection order against me, but against another individual who I intended to have testify. It's not fair that I was not allowed to present evidence of her pattern of abuse. 

My abuser/accuser only claims to have suffered distress...while I actually did  suffer distress: police destroyed my apartment door and illegally took my Iphone and haven't given it back. I've been arrested and jailed overnight. I lost customers; and yet I can't find an attorney to file a civil rights lawsuit. 

The lack of accountability of those who work in the justice system is a problem in every state. I'm pretty outspoken, but I feel I'm not being heard. 

Supreme Court won't hear Maine mother's case

I should send an emergency petition to the Supreme Court of the United States. However, I know how difficult it will be to have it accepted. I just read this story at WGME about a mother who filed a lawsuit because her teenager was being assisted at school, to transition to a different gender.

In 2024, a judge ruled that Lavigne failed to point out any policy in which the school was required to tell her what was going on. A federal appeals court upheld that dismissal in July 2025.

A parent should have such information, and the school be required to get permission from parents regarding gender transitioning. The supreme court declined to hear Amber Lavigne's case.

Some of the comments under the story were cruel...they're parent shaming this poor woman. Our government is broken, society sick!

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One important exhibit not seen by the jury - 3-25-25 MCPDS letter

I asked my previous court-appointed attorney to put a letter in my file in court, for jurors to see. It was written in March of 2025 by the executive director of the Maine Commission for Public Defense Services, and sent to the eight prosecutorial districts in Maine. It's regarding the ACLU's lawsuit for violations of the 6th amendment.  

My lawyer did not want to enter the MCPDS letter as an exhibit, but I insisted; you'll find the 2-page letter on pages 12 and 13 of the 125-page Maine attorney general's response to the injunctive order. Here's a paragraph from the letter:

PDS also urges you to ask your attorneys to evaluate each of their cases to ensure they can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. If there are proof problems, missing witnesses, or other issues with the State's case, then consider dismissing those or making offers reflective of the current circumstances.

The MCPDS letter was labeled Exhibit A in my stalking case in Lincoln County, and attached to a motion to continue; however, I don't believe the jury ever saw the letter. The judge controls what the jury sees and hears...or doesn't.

I will be making a complaint to the Board of Bar of Overseers regarding District Attorney Kent Murdick. You can read one of his emails to my former lawyer in my post on March 5, 2026. He asked my lawyer if they should dismiss some of the charges, give me credit for time served; but I hadn't yet been found guilty of anything! 

Regardless, I was jailed overnight for failure to appear after notifying the court that I had an obstruction in my eye and couldn't drive. Get this, I was jailed for failing to appear at my arraignment when I was without an attorney; but then once I was appointed an attorney, and I was ready to appear by zoom...he and the judge didn't conference me in! They did the same thing regarding a docket call.  

My son did not testify in the trial...he had his reasons. And when my lawyer on the day of trial, asked me if I wanted the guards at Maine State Prison to force him into the van because he was reluctant, I told him "No." I should get a new trial, and I'll ask my attorney to subpoena him if I have to. They say you only get one bite of the apple; well, if the apple is rotten they should give you another one.

I haven't heard from my new lawyer yet; Judge Walker extended the deadline by which a new trial has to be requested. It's usually two weeks from the judgment date, and for an appeal, three weeks. I was found guilty of stalking, but 12 of the 14 other counts or charges regarding violations of a protection order were dismissed...malicious prosecution?  

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The Best Interest of the Child: by Ph.D. Daniel Sturtevant

Written in 2025 by a Ph.D, here's a link to: The Best Interest of the Child: A Measurable Standard to End Legal Ritual and Restore Constitutional Order.

Intended for scholars, legal professionals, psychologists, and policymakers, this paper provides a foundation for more coherent practice and policy design in child-related systems.

At the OSF website, I saw that Sturtevant wrote about Troxel, a United States Supreme Court case that I read about a few weeks ago, regarding grandparent rights to visits with their grandchildren. 

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Incarcerated and pregnant?

In a meeting today, I said I would research the issue after someone mentioned that after giving birth, an inmate in Maine is quite distressed about being denied access to her baby. I found a 49 page report from last fall; and here it is. 

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Zoom info 8:30 3/11/26 - Extension of Protection order

I called the courthouse in Wiscasset his morning to find out if I can share the zoom meeeting information for my scheduled appearnance tomoorrow morning at 8:30, which is open to the public. The clerk had to put me on hold to get the answer. I recorded our conversation, as I don't want to be arrested again for violating the current protection order. She said I can share the information, but it will be up to the presiding judge if people who try will be let into the hearing. 

The hearing is for an extension of a protection from harassment order placed on me, which expires on March 26. My accuser/abuser has requested that it be extended.

https://courts-maine-gov.zoom.us

Mtg I.D. 98321690303

Passcode 057272

I won't have the assistance of counsel for this matter apparently. Below is a question I asked of my court-appointed attorney yesterday, and his reply. 

"Thank you for filing the motions to continue sentencing, and extend the deadlines for the appeal and a new trial. I made several requests that you locate my phone and verify the chain of custody while you were working on this case; I even asked for a Frank's hearing which I believe would have confirmed its location and whether police had the authority to take it or not." Paula

"We can talk about the scope of my service to you after the judge determines whether or not I will continue to represent you after Thursday's hearing." Attorney Parsons

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Judicial nominations In Augusta, Maine - I object!

On Thursday, March 5, 2026 I went to the capital to show support for bills that have to do with parole. While there I asked when the next hearing regarding judicial appointements or reappointments would be. Well, it just so happens there were some happening Friday: Sean Ociepka of Belfast, and Andrew Lizotte of Dover Foxcroft for District Court. I don't know anything about those judges. 

These confirmations aren't really noticed; but members of the public can attend. I did once, when Justice Ellen Gorman was being reappointed; I learned the next day, that it was unanimous, even though I provided good evidence of a bad decision. You know, even when a member of the public notifies the TICS (those in charge) about unethical conduct or violations of due process by a judge, or anyone else who works in the justice system, complaints are almost never addressed. 

There was one more nomination: Judge Harold Stewart II to be an active retired justice. 

I know him; Stewart's been practicing in other parts of Maine. He's listed as being in Bangor, but was recently in courts in Southern and maybe Central Maine as well. However, my experience with him comes from a case in the Superior Court of Caribou, in Aroostook County where I was living in 2016. 

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Stewart handled, ahh mishandled a case I filed pro se, regarding illegal tip pooling and other violations by a former employer. I just learned that he has a son who is is a Maine politician.

I'm going to try to post more regularly, maybe twice a week: one of those days should be Wednesday, and the other on the weekend. I used to allow comments, but I can't find figure out how to; maybe it's no longer a feature? I'm trying to find some help with that and other stuff that I struggle with. It's a paying job in case you're interested. Text me at 2074365111. 

"Find My" doesn't lie...

My Iphone was taken on 3-30-25 when five Lewiston officers breeched my door after I told them they were making a mistake. After I was released and got home, I pinged my Iphone's location using my Ipad; it was at the office of the district attorney at 184 Main Street in Lewiston. 

In March I was arrested twice regarding a protection order in Lincoln County which should not have been granted. I wasn't appointed an attorney to defend against the baseless charges until 7 months later. 

I've been arrested several times, and jailed for missing court...though I had a good reason. I was jailed overnight for reposting a news story. Almost all of the charges against me were dismissed just before the trial by jury on 2-24-26. I have a good case for malicious prosecution, and much more!

If you want to support me, I just posted my paypal link at the top of my home page. 

Below is a message to the prosecutor, from my former court-appointed attorney, who was not experienced in family law matters. District Attorney Kent Murdick's response on 1-22-26 follows. I've asked the Maine Commission for Public Defense Services to appoint me an attorney who has family law experience, as I've asked for a new trial; I was convicted of stalking. 

Good morning - 

    I made three separate calls to the Lewiston PD on Friday related to the return of your phone.  I spoke to Mr. Dumont, the evidence custodian, and LT St. Laurent, his supervisor.  

    They have been aware of the phone issue for some time and were willing to return it to you several months ago.  They indicated that the District Attorney's Offices from Lewiston and Wiscasset both asked them to locate the phone.  They believe they have made a diligent inquiry about your phone and have not been able to locate it.  

    LT St. Laurent indicated that his team went back and looked at the body camera footage from your arrest.  He says that the footage shows the officers leaving the phone behind in your apartment.  If you still want access to the footage, you can email him and submit a FOAA request for the footage.  He indicated that it will probably be about thirty days for them to provide the footage, because they are in the process of archiving footage from last year and it may take a few weeks to retrieve the footage for you.  

So D.A. Murdick doesn't know that you can transfer your phone number to a new phone? If not for the Find My feature on my Ipad, would anyone even believe me? What about my complaint handed to the former chief during July 15 city council meeting? That disappeared too. 

You can demand accountability by asking reporters to do a story, and demanding there be an investigation: the new chief of the Lewiston Police Department, Carly Conley, is not addressing these very serious violations of the law and of my rights.  

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Parole 4 Maine - LD 1941

People in Maine have been trying to bring back parole for a few decades...and we're getting closer! 

To get put on an email list to be updated about the Clean Slate Bill, go to the Parole For Maine website where you'll find the email:  

info@parole4me.org  

And here's information about parole at Restore Justice Illinois. 

Other important bills in the judiciary and public safety committee involve sealing of criminal records in some instances, and creating an Ombudsman's office for the Maine Department of Corrections. 

While these bills don't address all of the problems for all prisoners, they are a start. If you agree that prisoners have rights and rehabilitation is possible and even probable, let your representatives and senators know.

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$500,000 settlement - Maine State Police "failure to protect" case

The settlement was paid out in July of 2022. Here's a little something regarding a 7-07-22 story at WABI:

Brittany Irish had called police numerous times before the shooting saying Lord had kidnapped and raped her, and she wanted him arrested. 

I believe most settlements include a clause requiring victims to be silent. From the story:

As part of the settlement, Irish agreed to not make statements that criticize the state.

From a story at the Portland Press Herald titled Mother and daughter settle lawsuit against Maine State Police: 

Both a U.S. District judge and a panel of federal appeals judges held that the Maine state troopers named in the lawsuit should not be protected by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that often is used to shield law enforcement officers from civil liability. The case seemed set to go to trial, but court records show it was removed from a trial list for February due to ongoing settlement negotiations.

Neither story mentions that Anthony Lord had committed a crime against at least one other woman... Jamie Clark; however, a story at TheCinematic did: 

In February that same year, Anthony pleaded guilty to a domestic violence assault charge and was sentenced to 10 months with all but 45 days suspended. Just a few months after, Anthony would have another run-in with the law. This time, it was for murder and attempted murder. 

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