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13 October
5:50 pm

Forty nine other states let the victim know that the perpetrator is released. Maine's the only state that does not do it.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (WGME)

5:50 pm
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Why we checked itA specific statistical claim that Maine is the sole state lacking victim notification upon perpetrator release — verifiable against state laws on victim notification rights.
What we foundMaine is the only state without a statewide automated (VINE) victim notification system, but the claim overstates this by implying Maine provides no victim notification at all — Maine law does require notification upon victim request, and a partial pilot program is now in place.
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