Maine Department of Corrections

The Maine Department of Corrections is a state agency of Maine that operates prisons. The agency has its headquarters in Augusta.^[1]

The Maine Department of Corrections selected CMS as a party to begin a contract with in early April 2003.^[2]

Adult Institutions

• Bolduc Correctional Facility (inmate capacity 222)
• Charleston Correctional Facility (inmate capacity 145)
• Downeast Correctional Facility (inmate capacity 148)
• Maine Correctional Center (inmate capacity 662)
• Maine State Prison
• Southern Maine Re-Entry Center (inmate capacity 64)

Juvenile Institutions

The Division of Juvenile Services operates juvenile reformatories. The headquarters of the division is in the Elkins Building in Augusta.^[3]

• Long Creek Youth Development Center (South Portland)^[4] - The Arthur R. Gould School (ARGS) is the educational program for the inmates.^[5]
• Mountain View Youth Development Center (Charleston) - The facility serves 14 counties in central, east, and northern Maine. The counties are Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington.^[6]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Maine
• List of United States state correction agencies
• List of U.S. state prisons
• Prison

References

1. ↑ "Welcome to the Award Winning Maine Department of Corrections." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
2. ↑ Goodman, Giselle. "Prisons have new contractor for health care." Portland Press Herald. April 26, 2003. 1B. Retrieved on August 14, 2010.
3. ↑ "Division of Juvenile Services." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
4. ↑ "Long Creek Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
5. ↑ "Home." Arthur R. Gould School. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
6. ↑ "Mountain View Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.

External links

• Maine Department of Corrections

Maine Department of Corrections prisons State prisons Bolduc Correctional Facility Charleston Correctional Facility Downeast Correctional Facility Maine Correctional Center Maine State Prison Southern Maine Re-Entry Center