Resources for Prisoners & Families
Helping Returning Citizens, Prisoners, and their Families
A resource guide for incarcerated individuals who are seeking pathways to release from prison in Maine. This guide is a collaboration between Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC), Freedom & Captivity, and the Justice Collective. With gratitude to Brandon Brown, Jeff Evangelos, and Matt Matheny for compiling this information.
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We stand firm in our dedication to advocacy and support. Our resolve to provide essential resources and assistance ensures that incarcerated citizens in Maine and their families can rely on us during challenging times.
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.
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.
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 (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.
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 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.