Dean Peter Pitegoff named co-Chair of Juvenile Justice Task Force

Dean Peter Pitegoff was recently named co-Chair, with Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, of a state-wide, mulitidisciplinary Juvenile Justice Task Force. Because "Maine can not afford to lose one more youth to prison, to homelessness, or to helplessness," Co-Chairs Chief Justice Saufley, First Lady Karen Baldacci, and Dean Pitegoff have convened a collaborative task force to ensure that resources are directed in constructive and cost-effective ways, thereby reducing crime and the number of youth housed in Maine's correctional facilities. The Task Force includes individuals from the executive, legilsative, and judicial branches of state government, and representatives from a range of organizations concerned with these important issues. The Task Force will meet and develop recommendations over the next year.