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Mountain View Youth Development CenterEric Hansen, Superintendent Larry Austin, Deputy Superintendent Operations Population Capacity: 133 Population Served: Detained and “shock sentenced” male and female juveniles 11-21 years of age and committed males 11-21. Number of Staff: 171, plus over 30 contract and grant positions 
©2007 Paul Dunfee Mission StatementThe mission of the Division of Juvenile Services is “ to promote public safety by ensuring that juvenile offenders are provided with education, treatment, and other services that teach skills and competencies, strengthen pro-social behaviors and require accountability to victims and communities.” OverviewThe Mountain View Youth Development Center, located in Charleston, Maine, is a 133 bed, secure juvenile facility that detains and incarcerates male and female juvenile offenders 11 to 21, serving the northern, eastern and central regions of the State of Maine, including the ten counties of Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington. The majority of the residents are males, 15-18 years old; HistoryConstruction of the original detention facility (Northern Maine Juvenile Detention Facility) began in 1996 adjacent to the Charleston Correctional Facility . Opening on January 5, 1998, with a 40-bed capacity, this secure facility replaced the use of county jails within the ten counties as the primary detention location for juveniles pending court action prior to sentencing, and for brief periods known as “shock sentences”. In February 2002, the programs, services, and physical plant were expanded and reorganized into the current modern facility now known as the Mountain View Youth Development Center . The expanded capacity now accommodates 133 beds, which include detention, shock sentences, and long-term committed residents sentenced to indeterminate periods of confinement. Shared ResourcesThe facility provides certain management and support services for the Charleston Correctional Facility, sharing the following resources:
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