The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC) is a new 32-bed residential program. The center is designed to assist and support men who are in transition from incarceration to the community. Center residents will come from Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and Washington Counties. Upon completion of the program they will return with skills they need that have proven to promote long-term success. The focus of MCRRC is to offer residents educational opportunities, substance abuse and mental health treatment, vocational assistance and life skills. Program partners include the Maine Department of Corrections, Maine Board of Corrections, the Waldo County Sheriff's Office and Volunteers of America Northern New England.
Interior of the Maine Coast Regional Reentry Center
(photographs courtesy of Ethan Andrews/VillageSoup.com)
The interior of the reentry center is designed to provide security while also offering an enviroment to facilitate the transitional process necessary for long-term success once men have left the program.
Your future success is our mission -- these are the first words seen as the men enter the program. Success is a partnership between the staff and residents with the clear goal of addressing issues that have impacted success in the past.
This is the common room for studying and socializing.
Each bedroom has two bunks and a dresser that were constructed at the Maine Correctional Center. The table in the common room between each bedroom was also constructed there.
Read a detailed article courtesy of VillageSoup.com
Large Crowd Attends Open House at Maine Coast Regional Reentry
Martin Magnusson (left photograph), Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, and Sheriff Scott Story (right photograph) address the crowd attending the open house for the The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC) in Belfast, Maine. They were two of several speakers during the event.
For more information, contact Glenn Michaels at help@voanne.org or 208-373-1140 ext. 216.
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