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