No Penobscot County Jail Expansion
Penobscot County Jail (PCJ) in Bangor has been overcrowded for a decade. The county’s solution is to spend tens of millions of dollars to build an enormous new jail. We think there are better options - ones to make our communities safer and healthier, and save taxpayers money.
Northern Maine Regional Reentry Center
The Northern Maine Regional Reentry Center (NMRRC) is designed to assist men and women who are from Maine and have been convicted of a federal offense with successful reintegration back into their community.
Community Concepts, Inc. (Lewiston)
Since 1965, Community Concepts, Inc. has offered a variety of housing, economic development and social services for the communities of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties of Maine. These services support both the basic needs of low income families and promotes self- sufficiency.
Community Concepts, Inc. (South Paris)
Since 1965, Community Concepts, Inc. has offered a variety of housing, economic development and social services for the communities of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties of Maine. These services support both the basic needs of low income families and promotes self- sufficiency.
The Southern Maine Re-Entry Center
The Southern Maine Re-entry Center (SMRC) is designed to give women the skills and experience they need to successfully live as positive citizens and employees after they transition from state correctional facilities into their home communities.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Of Maine
The ACLU of Maine is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of civil liberties and civil rights.
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast provides mentoring for adult and juvenile offenders in Knox and Waldo Counties and in four additional counties (Washington, Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Hancock) in conjunction with the Maine Coast Regional Reentry Center, as well as an innovative process for dealing with behavior issues in the schools statewide.
The Restorative Justice Institute of Maine
The Restorative Justice Institute was founded in 2011 to take the best practices of restorative justice from existing efforts currently underway and foster their expansion and growth throughout communities across the state.
Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center
The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC) in Belfast, Maine is a residential reentry center designed to give incarcerated men the skills and experience they need to successfully live as positive citizen and employees after they transition into their home communities.
Maine ReEntry Northeast Dream Center
Our ReEntry Network includes all the phases needed to assist people exiting incarceration on a statewide level. We have an integrated Case Management Program to help guide them to needed services.
My Sister's Keeper
Network of volunteers assist with community re-entry and avoiding recidivism through a lay-mentoring relationship and by providing material and other resource assistance; material assistance may include furniture, clothing, personal care items, or limited financial assistance.
Volunteers for Hancock Jail Residents (VHJR)
Communications bridge between the outside and inside community at Hancock County Jail; 1-to-1 visiting/mentoring, post-release referral services, stress reduction, anger management; computer, writing, and exercise classes; volunteer opportunities.
Straight Ahead Ministries of Maine
Straight Ahead Ministries of Maine is dedicated to seeing Jesus Christ transform the lives of juvenile & adult offenders.
Set Free in Maine
Set Free in Maine is a 10-year-old faith-based organization. Our prime purpose is Aftercare/reentry. Employment and life skills training are offered to former offenders upon release.
Free Inside
Free Inside is a prison program which weaves together practices in yoga, meditation and chi gung. Self healing, inner peace and compassion are what it hopes to awaken in people who take its ten sessions
Maine Federal Bonding Program
The Federal Bonding Program provides fidelity bonding insurance coverage to individuals with criminal histories and other high-risk job applicants who are qualified, but fail to get jobs because regular commercial bonding is denied due to their backgrounds.
Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC)
The Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC) is comprised of Maine prisoners, their friends and families, victims of crime, and others committed to ethical, positive, and humane changes in Maine's prison system.
Hospice-Corrections Partnership at Maine State Prison
Since 2001, Maine Hospice Council has been operating a hospice program at Maine State Prison (MSP), in partnership with the Prison and the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC). The Maine Hospice Council and our community volunteers have brought elevated awareness of end-of-life issues to the prison setting. This partnership has enhanced services for prisoners and provided staff with greater knowledge and sensitivity on issues of grief and loss, as well as broadening the horizons of countless individuals through our advocacy and annual conferences.