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ARCHITECT'S STATEMENT
Long Creek Youth Development Center was the result of a complete
overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. The new
center is on the original site of the 1853 Boys’ Training
Center which was a campus design with dorms, cottages, and separate
food service, administration, health care, education, and
recreation buildings. The new facility houses living quarters and
services under one roof. Each pod incorporates a dayroom and two
adjoining classrooms. Juvenile programming, dictated by a
multidisciplined team approach, drove the design. There are seven
pods with 120 beds for the preadjudicated; low-, medium- and
high-security; sex offenders; and female populations. Most of the
pods are further divided into three living areas allowing for
better age segregation. Recreational and educational activities are
the focus for the total rehabilitative environment the center
offers. Residents are provided an intensive day of classes,
counseling, and recreation. The facility also includes inpatient
and outpatient health care and mental health services.
OWNER
Maine Department of Corrections
Augusta, Maine
DATA
Type of facility
Juvenile detention
Type of construction
New, addition, and renovation
Site area
41.5 acres
Area of building
170,423 GSF
Capacity
120 beds
Total cost of construction
$26.2 million
Status of project
Completed 2001
CREDITS
Architect
SMRT Architecture, Engineering and Planning
Portland, Maine
Associate architect
WBRC Architects Engineers
Bangor, Maine
Structural engineer
Neil and Gunter
Scarborough, Maine
Mechanical engineer 
Mechanical Systems Engineers
Yarmouth, Maine
Electrical engineer
Ames, Hewett & Giff
Winthrop, Maine
Civil engineer
HEB Civil Engineers
Portland, Maine
Juvenile justice planning consultant
Pulitzer/Bogard and Associates LLC
Lido Beach, New York
Security consultant
M. C. Dean, Rhett Wade
Chantilly, Virginia
Food service and laundry consultant
The Breeden Group
Lombard, Illinois
Landscape and interior design consultants
SMRT Architecture Engineering Planning
Portland, Maine
Photographers
Jeff Stevensen Photography
Portland, Maine
Don Johnson, Aerial Photography
Portland, Maine
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