CCF Work Assignments
Community Restitution/General Facility Maintenance (3 Crews)
Charleston Correctional Facility is exceptionally well known for
our community restitution program. Charleston crews have been performing
community restitution projects for the surrounding local communities
and numerous state agencies since 1980.
A few examples of the worth-while projects our crews perform
include maintaining local cemeteries, refurbishing local community
buildings and churches. We have converted vehicles into mobile
crime labs for the Maine State Police.
During the spring and summer of 2003 we completely rebuilt a building
into the new Dover-Foxcroft Police Department which saved the community
over $100,000 in labor expense. We supply emergency crews to local
towns and cities in times of crisis to perform such chores as shoveling
school roofs and cleaning public ways and parks after major weather
events. Our list of community service to our local communities
is very extensive; in 2004 we donated approximately 27,000 man
hours of labor to our local communities.
Motor Pool
The prisoners working in the motor pool perform general scheduled
maintenance to all our vehicles and equipment. In certain cases
we also perform rebuilds of small equipment, heavy equipment and
passenger vehicles.
Plumbing
The prisoner crew assigned to the plumber work as helpers/laborers
assisting in the installation of new equipment and fixtures as
well as helping in performing maintenance on existing plumbing
systems and heating systems.
Electrical Trades
The prisoner crew assigned to the electrician work as helpers/laborers
assisting in the installation of new equipment and fixtures as
well as helping in performing maintenance on existing electrical
systems.
Steam Plant Operations
Prisoners are assigned to work in the facility steam plant. They
are taught the basics in the operation and maintenance of the two
large oil burning boilers and two large wood burning boilers. Four
foot pulp, wood slabs and scrap wood are burned in the wood boilers
in order to save the facility a substantial amount of fuel oil.
Department of Transportation Work Crew
The Charleston Correctional Facility and the Maine Department
of Transportation are a most positive example of interagency cooperation.
Every work day a designated and trained Department of Transportation
employee picks up a crew of prisoners to perform job tasks associated
with bridge maintenance. This one crew has literally saved the
State of Maine millions of dollars.
Storeroom Crew
A crew of prisoners works in the Charleston Correctional Facility
Storeroom and Canteen performing general labor related tasks.
Kitchen Crew
A crew of prisoners works in the Charleston Correctional Facility
kitchen and dining area. All kitchen related duties associated
with the preparation, serving, and cleanup of meals are preformed
by this crew under the supervision of a Food Service Employee.
Forest Fire Crews
The Maine Forest Service conducts forest fire fighting training
for prisoners who have passed all the physical requirements to
be on those very physically demanding crews. Forestry Officials
repeatedly state that our forest fire fighting crews is among the
best. Our forest fire fighting crews have fought forest fires throughout
central, eastern, and northern Maine since 1981.
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