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Check out the latest news about youth justice issues from around the state.

Fewer Maine teens vaping, but mental health struggles remain common, survey shows

Joe Lawlor, Portland Press Herald (12/15/23)

Maine Voices: Our state can do better for children and juvenile justice

Moira O’Neill, Portland Press Herald (09/11/23)

Youth Activism in Maine

Cindy Han, Jonathan P. Smith, Slade Moore, Maine Public (07/27/23)

'Maine children continue to struggle in pandemic's wake'

Lana Choen, Portland Press (04/25/23)

Young people will lead new Presque Isle teen center

Paul Bagnall, Bangor Daily News (04/19/23)

Maine lawmakers table bill that could have broadened reasons to arrest children

Jack Molmud, NewsCenter Maine (03/22/23)

‘It’s not just a jail break’: Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, By Brian Rinker (1/10/23)

Mental health is worsening among Maine middle-school students

Bangor Daily News, By Valerie Royzman (12/04/22)

Fake Threats to Maine Schools Cause Real Trauma for Students, Staff

Public News Service, By Kathryn Carley, Producer (11/18/22)

Staff at youth prison slept in empty inmate housing between long shifts

Portland Press Herald, By Matt Byrne, Staff Writer (10/31/22)

Survey shows increase in Maine students feeling “hopeless”

WMTW, By WABI News Desk (10/25/22)

Maine kids in youth prison are often locked in cells because of staff shortages

Maine Public, By Callie Ferguson (10/24/22)

No criminal charges for guards who used force against kids at Long Creek

Bangor Daily News (8/11/22)

Justice Department says Maine breaking law by over-institutionalizing disabled kids

Portland Press Herald, By Penelope Overton, Staff Writer (6/22/22)

State appears to be moving forward with proposal for youth detention centers in several Maine locations

KAITLYN BUDION, MORNING SENTINEL

Cumberland County DA candidates agree on closing Long Creek youth prison

Kevin Miller, Maine Public

Report: Too many youth incarcerated in Maine, across U.S.

Maine News Service

Donated building, funds to help Augusta Teen Center help city youth

Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal

Lawmakers look to revise youth justice system

Jackie Mundry (NEWS CENTER Maine)

Maine hires Massachusetts official to oversee troubled youth prison

Bangor Daily News

Critical investigative report reignites calls to close Long Creek youth prison

Press Herald, BY MATT BYRNE, STAFF WRITER

Portland youth shelter runs out of beds as more teens seek emergency housing

Press Herald, BY ERIC RUSSELL STAFF WRITER

Another report calls out Maine’s failure to fix dangerous conditions in youth prison

Bangor Daily News, by Callie Ferguson

Report: Staff shortage, ‘boredom’ among factors behind recent Long Creek disturbances

Sean Stackhouse (NEWS CENTER Maine), NEWS CENTER Maine Staff

Juvenile Justice Advisory Group