The Maine Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Maine state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Maine Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search
- ID number
- MDOC number
Open the Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search
How to search the MDOC inmate list
The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) runs a public search called Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search. You can search by MDOC number, first, middle or last name, gender, age range and more.
- It covers adult residents and adult community corrections clients. Juveniles are not included.
The number to write down is the MDOC number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Maine state prisons we list
We do not copy the Maine prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Maine directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Bolduc Correctional Facility State prison in Warren
- Downeast Correctional Facility State prison in Machiasport
- Maine Correctional Center State prison in Windham
- Maine State Prison State prison in Warren
- Mountain View Correctional Facility State prison in Charleston
- Southern Maine Women's Re-Entry Center State prison in Windham
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Maine Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Maine page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the MDOC inmate list?
The Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search lets you search by MDOC number, first, middle or last name, gender, age range and more. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Maine. Will they be in the MDOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Maine Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Maine Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search, Maine Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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