ROBERT RING

Robert Ring serves as a Correctional Sergeant at the Mountain View Correctional Facility within the Maine Department of Corrections. He has accumulated over ten and a half years of experience in corrections, beginning as a floor officer at the Southern Maine Reentry Center in Alfred for one year before transitioning to the Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center and Maine Correctional Center in Windham for three years. He has been at Mountain View Correctional Facility since late 2019 and in his current role as a Sergeant for more than five years. Robert coordinates the Pathfinders Initiative, a program he has led since February of 2025 that provides outdoor activities including hiking trips around the state to locations such as Borestone, Gulf Hagas and Katahdin, ice fishing, camping, open water fishing, canoeing, and whitewater rafting for minimum, community and work release residents. Robert leans on his previous experience as a seasonal Park Ranger at Baxter State Park, and as a Trip leader for Flying Moose Lodge and Tanglewood 4-H summer camps while he was attending college. His educational background includes bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies from the University of Maine at Augusta, following a decade of college studies across multiple fields including Economics, Business, Information Networking Technology, Psychology, History and English. Robert maintains certifications as a Wilderness First Responder, Field Training Officer, and NCIC training, and received the DOC State Employee of the Year award in 2025. He emphasizes building positive relationships between staff and residents through these initiatives to enhance the well-being of both staff and incarcerated individuals, to improve rehabilitation outcomes and reduce recidivism rates.