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Maine Courts Have ‘Model’ Interpreter System Under DOJ Agreement
Posted Oct 1, 2008 1:13 PM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The administrator for Maine’s courts says the state now has a model system for court interpreters now that a Justice Department investigation has been resolved.
Administrator Ted Glessner told the Associated Press the state can get an interpreter on the phone in minutes if someone shows up at a clerk’s window with limited English proficiency.
He also said interpreters are available for court hearings and documents have been printed in multiple languages. The state makes interpreters available…
