Maine Department of Corrections

Update: 12:15pm Corrections officials report Michaud's  been taken into custody by Probation Officers in Lewiston and will be transported to Androscoggin County Jail. Corrections officials have issued information to the media regarding this man who apparently walked away from the Downeast Correctional Center in Machiasport. 46 year old John Phillip Michaud was serving a two-year sentence on burgla

Last week Governor Paul LePage ended his State of the State speech by calling on state lawmakers and citizens to recognize there's a serious epidemic in Maine and it's drug addiction. One woman in particular was pleased the Governor addressed the issue and agrees with beefing up law enforcement, but, she cautions that's only part of the solution for reversing the powerful grip the disease has on t

A suspect on the run from police following a shooting in Maine is caught in Massachusetts. Acting Director of Security with the Maine Department of Corrections, Dwight Fowles, says 30 year old Paul Coyne was arrested early this morning by Massachusetts State Police.

Some K-9 cops working in Maine's Corrections system get the protection they deserve. From drug searches to crowd control the Department of Corrections uses four K-9's currently, and two of them are the recipients of new protective equipment.

It's pretty much understood that the fingerprint is a unique identification tool for law enforcement but with today's technological advancements it's also a slow and somewhat "outdated" method thanks to the creation of Iris Biometric technology. That very technology was showcased today at the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department with support from the Maine Department of Corrections, oth

If you missed the Maine State Prison Showroom at the Windsor Fair you still have a chance when the fair in Fryburgh kicks off at the end of the month. Bob Walden, Director of Maine Prison Industries, said he didn't know what to expect this first year at the Windsor Fair...

For the sake of argument let's make one thing perfectly clear. Not everyone in Maine who suffers with mental illness is a criminal. The reality is however, the number of those who are committing crimes in Maine, and do have a mental illness, is on the rise, and it's creating a complex crisis for mental health services providers and the state's corrections system...

Before you say there are no jobs in Maine, you may want to check in with the Maine Department of Corrections. MDOC officials say they have at least twenty full-time positions now available as corrections officers in the Maine State Prison system.