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Maine Youth Center

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Maine Youth Center is a juvenile correctional facility in Maine.

Jane Doe 1, et al. v. Maine Department of Corrections, et al. 2026 | In progress | United States District Court for the District of Maine | 2:26-cv-00256-LEW Names this facility
Outcome: The parties filed an unopposed motion to extend time by 90 days, with responses due by 9/1/2026.

A civil rights lawsuit brought by nine former residents (Jane Doe 1 and John Does 1-8) of the Maine Youth Center against the Maine Department of Corrections and various facility officials and staff. The plaintiffs allege severe physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, unreasonable and excessive use of solitary confinement and physical restraints, and deliberate indifference to their serious medical and mental health needs during their confinement in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Sun Journal Mar 13, 2016 Expose

Family Seeks New Investigation Into 1982 Death at Elan School

Family members and former students of the closed Elan School are seeking an investigation into the 1982 death of a 15-year-old student. Witnesses state that the student was physically forced into a peer-to-peer altercation as a disciplinary measure before experiencing a medical emergency and subsequent death, differing from the original official explanation of a natural cerebral hemorrhage.