The Shawshank succession: maine built a state-of-the-art prison to replace the one made infamous in the movies. It filled up almost overnight, but many inside don't belong there. Now the question is what to do with them.(Smart Justice)
American Prospect, The, December, 2003 by Rosenbloom, Joseph
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IN THE MID-1990S, WHEN THEN-GOV. ANGUS KING UNveiled an ambitious prison construction plan, the proposal had nothing to do with any "lock-'em-up" agenda. Maine had one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country, a tradition of moderation on law-and-order issues, and no intention of changing either one.
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The centerpiece of King's plan was a $65 million maximum-security prison, which opened in the town of Warren in February 2002. The new facility was built to replace a 178-year-old, red-brick monolith that, as local lore has it, was a model for the grim prison of ...
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