The victim notification law applies to victims of murder, or of a Class A, B or C crimes. A victim who wishes to receive notification MUST file a request with the office of the prosecuting attorney. A victim's request is kept confidential. The victim will be notified PRIOR to work release, furlough, or release from confinement.
Complete the form below to submit your request for notification online.
Request for Notification of Prisoner or Juvenile Release
To: Tessa Mosher, Director of Victim Services
Department of Corrections
State House Station 111
Augusta, Maine 04333-0111
Notification of Prisoner or Juvenile Release
A victim of a murder or a Class A, B, or C crime or a Class D crime under chapters 9, 11, or 12 for which the person is sentenced to institutional confinement at the Department of Corrections must receive notice of that person's release and discharge from institutional confinement upon the expiration of the sentence and must receive notice of any conditional release of the person from institutional confinement, including probation, parole, furlough, overnight release, work release, intensive supervision, supervised community confinement, aftercare, therapeutic leave or similar program if the victim so requests.