Thursday, December 1, 2011

Maine Prison Exiles begin to Return: 2011 in Review

The written record of 2011 documents sent me relating to the requests to return to Maine State Prison filed pursuant to Dept of Corrections Policy 23.5 by exiles Arthur Belanger, (approved); Joel Fuller, (denied); Brandon Thongsavanh (denied); Smokey Heath, (denied). 

More docs to be uploaded. POLICY  23.5. PRISONER OUT OF STATE TRANSFERS (pdf) 


2011 Recommendation Memos, Warden Patty Barnhart

Arthur Belanger memo June 6, 2011

Joel Fuller memo  June 9, 2011

Brandon Thongsavanh memo July 27, 2011.

Smokey Heath memo August 01, 2011


2011 Decision Letters by Commissioner Joe Ponte 

Arthur Belanger Decision August 31, 2011

Thongsavanh decision (denial) September 21, 2011

Smokey Heath decision  October 26, 2011


2011 Scott McCaffery memos requesting input from Barnhart

To Barnhart re Thongsavanh June 8, 2011
To Barnhart re Souen Kim October 11, 2011