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Maine State Prisons and Juvenile Facilities

With only about 2,100 people in its prisons, Maine runs one of the smallest state prison systems in the country. Its facilities, along with the state’s only youth correctional center, belong to the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC). MDOC does not run jails; people awaiting trial or serving short sentences are held in county jails. Maine’s corrections history spans two centuries: the first Maine State Prison opened in Thomaston in July 1824 and served until February 2002, when a new prison in Warren replaced it.

The weekly MDOC count for September 25, 2026, showed 2,129 people in Maine facilities, including 216 women. Counting people held out of state and those in the supervised community confinement program, MDOC was responsible for 2,258 adults. One unusual fact: Maine is one of the few states where people in prison keep the right to vote.

Maine adult facilities

Maine State Prison (Warren), medium and maximum security for men, about 950 residents
Bolduc Correctional Facility (Warren), minimum security next to the state prison
Maine Correctional Center (Windham), medium security and the main reception center
Women’s Center (Windham), on the Maine Correctional Center campus
Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center (Windham), for women preparing for release
Mountain View Correctional Facility (Charleston), a former youth center converted to adult use
Downeast Correctional Facility (Machiasport), a small minimum-security site

Mail for every adult facility goes through a central processing address in Warren, so check the facility’s mail page before writing. Incoming letters must be on plain white paper in dark ink, and cash can’t be mailed.

Where do people go after sentencing?

Both men and women sentenced to MDOC custody start at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, the department’s primary reception facility. Staff there assess each person and decide where they will serve their sentence. Visitors must apply separately for each facility. At Maine State Prison, for example, the application is mailed in and clearance can take up to six weeks, longer if the visitor has a criminal record. Immediate family may be allowed non-contact visits before they are cleared for contact visits. Approved visitors schedule visits by phone, email or online form at least two business days ahead.

Searching for a Maine prisoner

Use the MDOC Adult Resident and Community Corrections Client Search to find someone in a state facility or on probation. The same site lets families deposit money into a resident’s account. MDOC says the “earliest possible release date” shown can differ from the actual date. For anyone in a county jail, contact that county’s sheriff instead.

No death penalty since 1887

Maine abolished capital punishment in 1887, one of the earliest states to do so. Lawmakers first ended it in 1876, restored it in 1883 and then repealed it for good. The state carried out 21 executions between 1644 and 1885, 11 of them after statehood. The last was Daniel Wilkinson, hanged on November 21, 1885, for killing police constable William Lawrence. Bills to bring it back have been filed several times in the 20th century without success.

Long Creek and juvenile justice in Maine

MDOC’s Juvenile Services division runs the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, the only youth correctional facility in Maine. Unlike most states, Maine uses the same facility both for detention, where youth wait for court, and for commitment after a judge’s decision. On July 31, 2026, Long Creek held 46 committed youth and 44 in detention, most of them boys. Long Creek was built for about 160 and was formerly called the Maine Youth Center. The state closed its northern youth facility in Charleston, now Mountain View, and converted it to adult use.

Long Creek has been under pressure for years. The 2016 suicide of a 16-year-old prompted outside reviews that found staff unprepared for youth with serious mental illness. Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a 2021 bill to close it, and a 2026 law calls for a study of changes to the center. In May 2026, eight former residents sued the state, alleging abuse by staff in the 1990s. Juvenile records are confidential, so families should contact Long Creek or MDOC Juvenile Services directly.

To search for an inmate or juvenile, or to learn how to visit, call, write or send money to someone in the Maine Department of Corrections or MDOC Juvenile Services, choose a facility from the list below.