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]

1 Adult Institutions
2 Juvenile Institutions
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

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]

References

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

Incarceration of adults in the United States

Federal Bureau of Prisons	List of U.S. federal prisons Federal Prison Industries

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Federal District	Felons: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Misdemeanants: District of Columbia DOC

Insular Areas	Guam Guantanamo Bay Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Military prisons

US state prisons	List of U.S. state prisons

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Incarceration of juveniles in the United States

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Federal District	Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

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Military facilities	Guantanamo Bay

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