Maine
Legal Resources:
ACLU of Maine
401 Cumberland Avenue
Suite 105
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-5444
Bill of Rights Defense Committee--Hancock County
PO Box 158
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 664-3120
Preserving civil liberties from the assaults of the Patriot Act and other 9-11 security measures. Other groups exist in the Bangor and Belfast areas.
Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic
246 Deering Ave
University of Maine Law School
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 780-4370
Disability Rights Center
PO Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
(800) 452-1948
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
PO Box 17917
Portland, ME 04112
(207) 780-1593
Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1 India Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 761-6938
Maine Equal Justice Project
126 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 626-7058
Poverty law center
National Lawyers Guild--Maine Chapter
Attn: Tim Belcher
31 Carding Machine Road
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
(207) 666-3811
New England Innocence Project
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State St.
Boston, MA 02109
New England Juvenile Defender's Center - Maine
Ned Chester
Chester & Vestal
107 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 772-7426
(207) 761-5822
Pine Tree Legal Aid
88 Federal St.
PO Box 547
Portland, ME 04112
(207) 774-8211
Volunteer Lawyers Project
PO Box 547
Portland, ME 04112
(800) 442-4293
(207) 774-4348
Support Organizations:
Building Alternatives
Attn: Melanie Petrlik
181 Brackett St.
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 775-0105
Innovative correctional education for youth held in the Maine Youth Center and those on juvenile probation. The program provides an alternative vocational education program, helps facilitate students' re-entry into society, and prepares youth for further employment.
Coastal AIDS Network Prison Project
9 Field St., Suite 434
Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 338-6330
HIV prevention classes, case management, and peer education programs.
Criminal Justice Program--Maine Council of Churches
Attn: Sue Rudalevige
15 Pleasant Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 772-1918
CURE - Maine
842 Prince Point
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Inmate Advocate
Maine State Prison, PO Box A
Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-3166
Provides paralegal counseling and advocacy services to Maine State Prison inmates.
Mainers Against the Death Penalty
PO Box 8703
Portland, ME 04104
874-0815
Maine Human Rights Commission
State House Station 51
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6050
Maine Native Prison Project
PO Box 6765
Portland, ME 04103
Support and assistance to Native American prisoners. Includes and newsletter.
Sipayik Criminal Justice Commission
c/o AFSC, PO Box 406
Perry, ME 04667
853-2317
Working for justice and to reduce inmate populations of Native people in Maine. Also concerned about treatment of Native inmates in Maine jails and prisons.
Education:
Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-0882 ext 2
Sends books to prisoners.
Maine Books to Prisoners
PO Box 2178
Waterville, ME 04903
Updated June, 2005
