Joseph Ponte, a career prison administrator who most recently worked for the private sector Corrections Corporation of America, was quickly confirmed today as Maine's next corrections commissioner. But some members of the Legislature are wondering what Ponte and Gov. Paul LePage have in mind for the department after the governor inserted sweeping language into his budget proposal that essentially cuts the Legislature out of the decision-making process when it comes to everything from approving the department's overtime budget to closing entire prison facilities.
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