With 461 maximum security inmates in an aging institution, the guards at The Maine State Prison in Thomaston have the difficult task of keeping a watchful eye on each and every prisoner.

The old prison has since been moved to a larger facility in Warren, but not without controversay from residents of Thomaston sighting that the prison was part of the town's history and local economy. The old location is now just a field..

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