Maine Department of Corrections
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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.[1] 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.[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)
- Downeast Correctional Facility. Closed but under construction to house fifty residents for work release.
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Juvenile institutions
The Division of Juvenile Services operates the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.[3] The headquarters of the division is in the Elkins Building in Augusta.[4]
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See also
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- List of law enforcement agencies in Maine
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ↑ "Welcome to the Award Winning Maine Department of Corrections." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
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- ↑ "Division of Juvenile Services." Maine Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
External links
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