Maine Department of Corrections

Maine Department of Corrections
Abbreviation	MDOC
Patch of the Maine Department of Corrections
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Maine, USA
Map of Maine Department of Corrections's jurisdiction.
Population	1,329,328
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Augusta, Maine
Agency executives	Dr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Commissioner Jody Breton, Deputy Commissioner Rodney Bouffard, Associate Commissioner for Adult Facilities Colin O'Neill, Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Services
Website
MEDOC Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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.

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)
  • Women are incarcerated in that unit's Women's Center^[3]
• Maine State Prison (inmate capacity 916)
• 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.^[4]

• Long Creek Youth Development Center (South Portland)^[5] - The Arthur R. Gould School (ARGS) is the educational program for the inmates.^[6]
  • 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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
  • This center has long-term sentenced male inmates, as well as male and female inmates awaiting trial. It has 187 beds.^[9]

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. Women's Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 6, 2015.
4. "Division of Juvenile Services." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
5. "Long Creek Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
6. "Home." Arthur R. Gould School. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
7. "Long Creek Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
8. "Mountain View Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
9. "Mountain View Youth Development Center." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.

External links

• Maine Department of Corrections