Maine Department of Corrections

The Maine Department of Corrections is a state agency of Maine that is responsible for the direction and general administrative supervision, guidance and planning of both adult and juvenile correctional facilities and programs within the state. The agency has its headquarters in Augusta.[1] As of January 2016, the Maine DOC had 2,223 inmates in its custody.

Maine Department of Corrections
Abbreviation	MDOC
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Maine, USA
Map of Maine Department of Corrections's jurisdiction.
Population	1,329,328
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Augusta, Maine
Agency executives	Randall Liberty, Commissioner Ryan Thornell, Deputy Commissioner Karen Yeaton, Associate Commissioner Gary Laplante, Director of Operations Colin O'Neill, Associate Commissioner
Website
MEDOC Website

History

In early 1823 the legislature authorized the construction of the first state prison. The facility was built in Thomaston atop the site of a limestone quarry.[2]

Adult institutions

• Bolduc Correctional Facility (inmate capacity 222)
• Mountain View Correctional Facility (inmate capacity 375)
• Maine Correctional Center (inmate capacity 662)
• Southern Maine Reentry Center (inmate capacity 64 Women)
• Maine State Prison (inmate capacity 916)

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]
  • It has both male and female inmates. It began receiving female inmates after the Stevens School closed in 1976. It was established by the Maine Legislature in 1853 as the Boys Training Center.[6]
• 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.[7]
  • This center has committed adult male inmates, as well as male and female juvenile inmates awaiting trial. It has 187 beds.[8]

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. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MAINE STATE PRISON IN THOMASTON". Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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. "Long Creek Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
7. "Mountain View Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
8. "Mountain View Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.

External links

• Maine Department of Corrections