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A Letter to Our Governor
“Governor Baldacci, Tear Down That Wall!”
Dear Gov. Baldacci:
I understand how sometimes in the interest of settling the little problems, the big ones can get away from us. I understand how, while addressing the great costs of Education and Human Resources, you could easily overlook the 3rd largest expense in Maine government, the cost of housing inmates – the failures of Education and Human Resources. I can understand how loyalty to your appointees would encourage you to defer to the leadership of those who, over a number of decades, have built a wall of Secrecy around Maine State Prison at a time when the hallmark of your administration has been transparency in government. You have hired a new warden, and that’s good, we hope. You have formed several blue-ribbon commissions, and we hope that works for the next Administration. What worries me, Governor, is that we may be pouring new wine into old wineskins. As the wine ages, the wineskins begin to crack and leak. With great respect, let me refresh your memory of recent events:
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