The Maine Department of Corrections is a government agency in the U.S. state 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."Welcome to the Award Winning Maine Department of Corrections." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009. As of January 2016, the Maine DOC had 2,223 inmates in its custody.
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.
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) Downeast Correctional Facility. Newer facility. Transitional Living Program In Bangor for males and Auburn for females. Probation only.
Juvenile institutions The Division of Juvenile Services operates the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. The headquarters of the division is in the Elkins Building in Augusta."Division of Juvenile Services." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
Mountain View was closed to juveniles and all juveniles moved to Long Creek. It is now an adult facility.
See also
List of law enforcement agencies in Maine List of United States state correction agencies List of U.S. state prisons Prison
References
External links Maine Department of Corrections