Maine Memory Network

Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.

Hurt People Hurt People
by Nicole Lund

Lund describes experience volunteering at Maine State Prison and befriending an incarcerated person.

We Are An Ordinary Family
by Catherine

Maine's abolitionists offer an answer to my questions about my family's experiences.

The System Doesn't Care about Rehabilitation
by Robert Fogg

Robert describes periods of incarceration from a young age to the present.

Hope
by Buddy Bieler

Buddy reflects on the experience of being incarcerated over the last sixteen years.

If You Knew My Story
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

A story about incarceration in Maine

Used, Abused, Battered, and Confused
by Anonymous (Maine Correctional Center)

The experience of domestic violence and the criminal justice system in Maine

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.

An Unknown World
by anonymous

The writer reflects on growing up with an abusive father who was in and out of prison for years.

Make It Great Again
by SC

2020, Acrylic on canvas

Thoughts of Freedom
by Raymond

Painting my thoughts and loves while incarcerated at Maine State Prison

Who do you want living next door?
by anonymous

The writer reflects on the lack of mental health services for Maine's incarcerated individuals.

Epidemic of violence against Indigenous people
by Michael-Corey F. Hinton

Systemic racism, murder, and the danger of stereotypes

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.

Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery

For Sale
by ALD

2022 Pen on paper 9 x 12 in

A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn

The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.

My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)

The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.