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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 3: TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF COMMITTED OFFENDERS › 34-A §3071. Removal for disease

§3071. Removal for disease
1.  Dangerous diseases.
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§30, 59 (RP).]
2.  Contagious diseases.
If a client in any correctional or detention facility requires medical care outside the facility, the commissioner may:
A. Cause the client to be removed to some suitable place of security where the client will receive all necessary care and medical attention; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §15 (AMD).]
B. Cause the client to be returned as soon as possible to the facility to be confined according to the sentence, if unexpired.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §15 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §15 (AMD).]
3.  Tuberculosis.
[PL 1991, c. 314, §60 (RP).]
4.  Civil action to recover certain costs.
The State may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the cost of any medical, dental, psychiatric or psychological expenses incurred by the State on behalf of a client under this section. The following assets are not subject to judgment under this subsection:
A. Joint ownership, if any, that the client may have in real property;   [PL 1991, c. 314, §61 (AMD).]
B. Joint ownership, if any, that the client may have in any assets, earnings or other sources of income; and   [PL 1991, c. 314, §61 (AMD).]
C. The income, assets, earnings or other property, both real and personal, owned by the client's spouse or family.   [PL 1991, c. 314, §61 (AMD).]
[PL 1991, c. 314, §61 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§30,59 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 752, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 314, §§59-61 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §15 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 3: TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF COMMITTED OFFENDERS › 34-A §3072. Treaty; transfer of noncitizens of the United States

§3072. Treaty; transfer of noncitizens of the United States
If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the State and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the Commissioner of Corrections to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this State in the treaty.   [PL 1985, c. 821, §22 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 821, §22 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 3: TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF COMMITTED OFFENDERS › 34-A §3073. Transportation to and from courts

§3073. Transportation to and from courts
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transportation of a prisoner between a correctional facility and a court in connection with the prosecution of the prisoner for a crime committed within a correctional facility is the responsibility of the department, unless the department and the sheriff agree that the sheriff will undertake the responsibility of the transportation at an agreed-upon rate of reimbursement to the county by the department.   [PL 2001, c. 228, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 228, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 4: PREGNANT PRISONERS AND PREGNANT JUVENILES › 34-A §3101. Definitions

§3101. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
1.  Corrections officer.
"Corrections officer" means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803-A.
[PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Juvenile.
"Juvenile" means juvenile client or juvenile detainee.
[PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
3.  Labor.
"Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix.
[PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
4.  Postpartum recovery.
"Postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a woman's physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period the woman is in the hospital or infirmary after giving birth.
[PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
5.  Restraints.
"Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's or juvenile's body or limbs, including, but not limited to, disposable or soft restraints, handcuffs, a security restraint system that combines handcuffs with a rigid component, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain and a convex shield.
[PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 4: PREGNANT PRISONERS AND PREGNANT JUVENILES › 34-A §3103. Rulemaking

§3103. Rulemaking
The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this article. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Article 4: PREGNANT PRISONERS AND PREGNANT JUVENILES › 34-A §3104. Notice

§3104. Notice
A correctional facility or detention facility shall inform all female prisoners and juveniles of the rules developed pursuant to section 3103 upon admission to the correctional facility or detention facility and shall include the rules in any handbook provided to female prisoners or juveniles.   [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 34-A §3201. Maintenance (REPEALED)

§3201. Maintenance
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 314, §62 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 656 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §F22 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 752, §35 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §16 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 34-A §3201-A. Establishment

§3201-A. Establishment
The Maine State Prison in Knox County is established for the confinement and rehabilitation of persons lawfully in the custody of the department, as provided by law.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §17 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 583, §17 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3231. Warden

§3231. Warden
1.  Chief administrative officer.
The chief administrative officer of the Maine State Prison is called the warden.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).]
2.  Duties.
In addition to other duties set out in this Title, the warden shall supervise and control the prisoners, pretrial detainees, employees, grounds, buildings and equipment at the prison.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).]
3.  Powers.
In addition to other powers granted in this Title, the warden has the following powers.
A. The warden may appoint deputy wardens, subject to the Civil Service Law. A deputy warden designated by the warden has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the warden when the warden is absent from the prison location or is unable to perform the duties of the office.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).]
B. The warden may, with the written approval of the commissioner, contract with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons acting pursuant to the United States Code, Title 18, Section 4002, for the imprisonment, subsistence, care and proper employment of persons convicted of crimes against the United States, and may receive and detain such persons pursuant to the contracts.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).]
4.  Powers.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RP).]
5.
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§37, 59 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§31-37,59 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 752, §5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §B154 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 821, §23 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 310 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §18 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3232. Deputy warden (REPEALED)

§3232. Deputy warden
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B155 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3233. Prison employees

§3233. Prison employees
1.  Duties.
Prison employees have the following duties.
A. Prison officers shall perform the services in the managing, superintending and guarding of the prison as prescribed by the rules or as directed by the warden.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. If a prisoner at the prison resists the authority of any uniformed or ununiformed officer or refuses to obey his lawful commands, the officer shall immediately enforce obedience.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Powers.
Prison employees have the following powers.
A. Employees of the prison have the same power as sheriffs in their respective counties to search for and apprehend escapees from the prison, when authorized to do so by the warden.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. Employees of the prison, when authorized by the warden, may carry weapons inside and outside the prison in connection with their assigned duties or training.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
3.  Uniforms.
Prison employee uniforms are governed as follows.
A. Employees of the prison may be provided, at the expense of the State, with distinctive uniforms for use when required for the performance of their official duties and which shall remain the property of the State.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. Employees of the prison may be provided with an equivalent clothing allowance when the private purchase of special clothing is similarly required for the performance of their official duties.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3234. Overseers

§3234. Overseers
1.  Employment.
When practicable, the warden shall employ persons having suitable knowledge and skill in the fields of labor and manufacture carried on in the prison to supervise activities in those fields assigned to them by the warden.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Services.
Persons employed under subsection 1 shall perform the services in the managing, supervising and guarding of the prison as prescribed by the prison rules or as directed by the warden.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3235. Physician (REPEALED)

§3235. Physician
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 583, §20 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL › 34-A §3236. Chaplain

§3236. Chaplain
1.  Appointment.
The warden shall appoint suitable persons as chaplains. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 902, subsection 3, any part-time chaplain position at the Maine State Prison may be a job-sharing position.
[PL 1991, c. 74 (AMD).]
2.  Duties.
The prison chaplains shall, in accordance with the rules of the prison:
A. Conduct religious services;   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. Visit the sick;   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
C. Labor diligently and faithfully for the mental, moral and religious improvement of the prisoners; and   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
D. Aid the prisoners, when practicable, in obtaining employment after their discharge.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
3.  Powers.
The chaplains may, with the assent of the warden, establish a religious educational program and may admit persons of proper character from outside the prison to assist in it.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 74 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3261. Delivery to the prison

§3261. Delivery to the prison
When a person is convicted and sentenced to the department and is to be transported to the prison from any county:   [PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
1.  Duties of commissioner.
The commissioner shall immediately notify the warden and the sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located;
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§38, 59 (RPR).]
2.  Duties of the sheriff.
The sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located shall:
A. Transport the person to the prison, using a sufficient number of the sheriff's appointed deputies when necessary; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
B. Deliver the person to the officer in charge of the prison between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, except for holidays, unless prior arrangements for an alternative time have been made with the warden, accompanied by a duly signed warrant of commitment and record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707;   [PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
3.  Duties of the jail keeper.
When, during the conveyance of a person to the prison in pursuance of that person's sentence, it is necessary or convenient to lodge the person for safekeeping in a jail until the remainder of the conveyance can be conveniently performed, the keeper of the jail shall:
A. Receive and safely keep and provide for the person, reasonable charges and expenses for this service to be paid from the State Treasury; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
B. Deliver the person to the custody of the deputy employed to convey the person, when that deputy calls for the person; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD).]
4.  Duties of the warden.
The warden shall:
A. File the record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707 in the warden's office.   [PL 2009, c. 391, §18 (AMD).]
B. [PL 2009, c. 391, §18 (RP).]
[PL 2009, c. 391, §18 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§38,59 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 337, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §21 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 391, §18 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3262. Receipt of United States prisoners (REPEALED)

§3262. Receipt of United States prisoners
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 67, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3263. Sentence duration (REPEALED)

§3263. Sentence duration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 821, §24 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3264. Conditions of imprisonment

§3264. Conditions of imprisonment
Prisoners in the prison shall work at tasks normal to the maintenance, service, industrial, agricultural and other activities of the prison.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §22 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 583, §22 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3265. Disciplinary action (REPEALED)

§3265. Disciplinary action
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 583, §23 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3266. Prisoner employment and training (REPEALED)

§3266. Prisoner employment and training
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §F23 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §§24,25 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 48, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3267. Funerals and deathbed visits (REPEALED)

§3267. Funerals and deathbed visits
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§39,59 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON › Article 3: PRISONERS › 34-A §3268. Discharge or parole (REPEALED)

§3268. Discharge or parole
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§39,59 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3401. Establishment

§3401. Establishment
The Maine Correctional Center in South Windham is established for the confinement and rehabilitation of persons, male and female, lawfully in the custody of the department, as provided by law.   [PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §24 (RPR).]
1.  Men.
[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §24 (RP).]
2.  Women.
[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §24 (RP).]
3.  Adult pretrial detainees.
[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §24 (RP).]
4.  Juvenile pretrial detainees.
[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §24 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§40,59 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §A41 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §F24 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3402. Warden

§3402. Warden
1.  Chief administrative officer.
The chief administrative officer of the Maine Correctional Center is called the warden.
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Duties.
In addition to other duties set out in this Title, the warden shall supervise and control the prisoners, pretrial detainees, employees, grounds, buildings and equipment at the center.
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Powers.
In addition to other powers granted in this Title, the warden has the following powers.
A. The warden may appoint deputy wardens, subject to the Civil Service Law. A deputy warden designated by the warden has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the warden when the warden is absent from the center location or is unable to perform the duties of the office.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
B. The warden may, with the written approval of the commissioner, contract with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons acting pursuant to the United States Code, Title 18, Section 4002, for the imprisonment, subsistence, care and proper employment of persons convicted of crimes against the United States, and may receive and detain such persons pursuant to the contracts.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B156 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3403. Prisoners generally

§3403. Prisoners generally
1.  Conditions of confinement.
Conditions of confinement of prisoners are governed as follows.
A. The warden shall detain and confine all persons committed to the department in accordance with the sentences of the courts and with the rules of the department.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §2 (AMD).]
B. The warden shall provide for the safekeeping or employment of persons committed to the department in order to teach them a useful trade or profession and to improve their mental and moral condition, which may include work involving public restitution.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §2 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Housing.
The warden shall maintain separate housing facilities for men and women.
[PL 2013, c. 508, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Convicted boundover juveniles.
[PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §26 (RP).]
4.  Industries program.
[PL 1985, c. 821, §25 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§41,59 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §A42 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 821, §25 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 314, §63 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §§F25,26 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 508, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3404. Pregnant women

§3404. Pregnant women
If any woman is, at the time of her commitment to the center, pregnant with a child which will be born after her commitment, the custody of the child, at the instance of the commissioner, shall be determined in accordance with Title 22, chapter 1071.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3405. Maine Correctional Center employees

§3405. Maine Correctional Center employees
1.  Powers.
Employees of the center:
A. Have the same power as sheriffs in their respective counties to search for and apprehend escapees from the center when authorized to do so by the warden; and   [PL 2013, c. 508, §3 (AMD).]
B. May carry weapons and other security equipment when authorized by the warden inside and outside the center in connection with their assigned duties or training.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §3 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §3 (AMD).]
2.  Uniforms.
Maine Correctional Center employee uniforms are governed as follows.
A. Employees of the center may be provided, at the expense of the State, with distinctive uniforms for use when required for the performance of their official duties and which shall remain the property of the State.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. Employees of the center may be provided with an equivalent clothing allowance when the private purchase of special clothing is similarly required for the performance of their official duties.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§42,59 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 508, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3406. Land grants to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

§3406. Land grants to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
The following lands of the former Women's Correctional Center at Skowhegan are granted to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands as follows:   [PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]
1.  Land grant to Bureau of Parks and Lands.
All of the open land and timberland north of Norridgewock Avenue, excluding the land immediately adjacent to the institutional buildings, is transferred to the Bureau of Parks and Lands, which shall actively manage the timberlands as a working forest; and
[PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]
2.  Land grant to Bureau of Parks and Lands.
All the land lying between Norridgewock Avenue and the Kennebec River, with the exception of the sewage treatment plant and access thereto, is transferred to the Bureau of Parks and Lands to be managed by the bureau.
[PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER › 34-A §3407. Delivery to the center

§3407. Delivery to the center
When a person is convicted and sentenced to the department and is to be transported to the center from any county:   [PL 1983, c. 581, §§43, 59 (NEW).]
1.  Duties of commissioner.
The commissioner shall immediately notify the warden and the sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located;
[PL 2013, c. 508, §4 (AMD).]
2.  Duties of the sheriff.
The sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located shall:
A. Transport the person to the center, using a sufficient number of the sheriff's appointed deputies when necessary; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §26 (AMD).]
B. Deliver the person to the officer in charge of the center between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, except for holidays, unless prior arrangements are made and approved by the warden, accompanied by a duly signed warrant of commitment and record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707;   [PL 2013, c. 508, §5 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §5 (AMD).]
3.  Duties of the jail keeper.
When, during the conveyance of a person to the center pursuant to the person's sentence, it is necessary or convenient to lodge the person for safekeeping in a jail until the remainder of the conveyance can be conveniently performed, the keeper of the jail shall:
A. Receive and safely keep and provide for the person reasonable charges and expenses for this service to be paid from the State Treasury; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §26 (AMD).]
B. Deliver the person to the custody of the deputy employed to convey the person, when that deputy calls for the person; and   [PL 1999, c. 583, §26 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §26 (AMD).]
4.  Duties of the warden.
The warden shall:
A. File the record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707, in the warden's office.   [PL 2013, c. 508, §6 (AMD).]
B. [PL 2009, c. 391, §19 (RP).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 581, §§43,59 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 337, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §26 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 391, §19 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 508, §§4-6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3601. Establishment (REPEALED)

§3601. Establishment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§44,59 (RPR). PL 2017, c. 148, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3602. Purposes (REPEALED)

§3602. Purposes
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 583, §27 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 148, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3603. Director (REPEALED)

§3603. Director
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B157 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 148, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3604. Prisoners generally (REPEALED)

§3604. Prisoners generally
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 127, §11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A161 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). PL 2017, c. 148, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3605. Charleston Correctional Facility employees (REPEALED)

§3605. Charleston Correctional Facility employees
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 148, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3801. Establishment

§3801. Establishment
The State shall maintain the Long Creek Youth Development Center, referred to in this subchapter as the "facility," located at South Portland.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §29 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
1.  Coeducational.
The facility must be coeducational.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §30 (AMD).]
2.  Separate housing.
The facility must fully separate the housing facilities for boys and girls.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §30 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §§29,30 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3802. Purposes

§3802. Purposes
1.  Statement.
The purposes of the Long Creek Youth Development Center are:
A. To detain juveniles pending a court proceeding;   [PL 2003, c. 410, §13 (AMD).]
B. To administer court-ordered diagnostic evaluations pursuant to Title 15, section 3309‑A, and court-ordered examinations pursuant to Title 15, section 3318‑A;   [PL 2011, c. 282, §6 (AMD).]
C. To rehabilitate juveniles committed to a juvenile correctional facility pursuant to Title 15, section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph F;   [PL 1999, c. 463, §1 (AMD).]
D. To protect the public from dangerous juveniles;   [PL 1999, c. 624, Pt. B, §22 (AMD).]
E. To confine juveniles ordered confined pursuant to Title 15, section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph H;   [PL 2005, c. 507, §20 (AMD).]
F. To confine juveniles ordered detained pursuant to Title 15, section 3312, subsection 3, paragraph D;   [PL 2007, c. 196, §7 (AMD).]
G. To confine juveniles ordered confined pursuant to Title 12, sections 6004, 8004 and 10608 and Title 29‑A, section 115;   [PL 2007, c. 686, §2 (AMD).]
H. To confine juveniles ordered confined pursuant to Title 15, section 3314, subsection 7; and   [PL 2007, c. 686, §3 (AMD).]
I. To confine juveniles committed to a juvenile correctional facility pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 1611.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §101 (AMD).]
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §101 (AMD).]
2.  Accomplishment.
To accomplish the purposes set out in subsection 1, the disciplines of education, casework, group work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, vocational training and religion as they are related to human relations and personality development must be employed. Security measures, whether in the form of physically restrictive construction or intensive staff supervision, when appropriate, may be taken to accomplish these purposes.
[PL 1991, c. 311, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 311, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §§F27,28 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 752, §§36,37 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 463, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 624, §§B22-24 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 410, §13 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 328, §§17-19 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 507, §§20,21 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 196, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 686, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 282, §6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §101 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3803. Superintendent

§3803. Superintendent
The chief administrative officer of the Long Creek Youth Development Center is called the superintendent.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3804. Superintendent's powers (REPEALED)

§3804. Superintendent's powers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§45,59 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3804-A. Superintendent's appointment powers

§3804-A. Superintendent's appointment powers
The superintendent may appoint 2 assistant superintendents, subject to the Civil Service Law.   [PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §158 (AMD).]
1.  Assistant superintendent.
An assistant superintendent designated by the superintendent has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the superintendent when the superintendent is absent from the center or unable to perform the duties of the office.
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§ 46 and 59 (NEW).]
2.  Designee.
If there are no assistant superintendents, another employee designated by the superintendent has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the superintendent in the circumstances described in subsection 1.
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§ 46 and 59 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 581, §§46,59 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B158 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3805. Commitment

§3805. Commitment
1.  Eligibility.
[PL 2021, c. 326, §17 (AMD); MRSA T. 34-A §3805, sub-§1 (RP).]
1-A.  Eligibility.
Beginning October 1, 2021, only a juvenile, as defined in Title 15, section 3003, subsection 14, who is 12 years of age or older at the time of commitment may be committed to the facility pursuant to this subchapter and Title 15, Part 6.
[PL 2021, c. 326, §18 (NEW).]
2.  Limitations.
A person may not be detained or confined in or committed to the facility if, upon petition by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and after hearing, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is more appropriately a subject for intensive treatment services that are available and provided by or through the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the hearing in writing or orally to the juvenile, the juvenile's parents, the juvenile's guardian or legal custodian, the attorney for the State and the Department of Health and Human Services.
[PL 2007, c. 536, §7 (AMD).]
3.  Certification.
When a person is detained or confined in or committed to the facility, the court making the detention, confinement or commitment shall certify on the mittimus the person's birthplace, parentage and legal residence.
[PL 2005, c. 507, §23 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§47,59 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 311, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K82 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 583, §31 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2003, c. 706, §A10 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 507, §§22,23 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 536, §7 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 326, §§17, 18 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3806. Federal juvenile offenders

§3806. Federal juvenile offenders
The commissioner may contract with the Attorney General of the United States for the confinement and support in the Long Creek Youth Development Center of juvenile offenders against the laws of the United States in accordance with the United States Code, Title 18, Sections 706 and 707.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3807. Human services' custody

§3807. Human services' custody
1.  Suspension.
When the custody of a child at the time of commitment is in the Department of Health and Human Services, that custody shall be temporarily suspended while the child is in the Long Creek Youth Development Center.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
2.  Reversion.
Upon discharge or placement on community reintegration status from the Long Creek Youth Development Center, the custody of the child reverts to the Department of Health and Human Services, if the child is still under 18 years of age.
[PL 2003, c. 410, §14 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§48,59 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 410, §14 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3808. Overcrowding (REPEALED)

§3808. Overcrowding
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§49,59 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3810. Community reintegration status

§3810. Community reintegration status
1.  Commissioner's powers.
During a juvenile client's commitment to the facility, the commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion:
A. Keep the juvenile client at the facility; or   [PL 1999, c. 583, §33 (AMD).]
B. Place the juvenile client on community reintegration status for a period not exceeding the term of the juvenile's commitment.   [PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).]
[PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).]
2.  Reports.
As often as the commissioner requires, the person or agency caring for the juvenile client while on community reintegration status shall report to the commissioner:
A. The progress and behavior of the juvenile client, whether or not the juvenile client remains under the care of the person or agency; and   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. If the juvenile client is not under the care of the person or agency, where the client is.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).]
3.  Center services.
The commissioner shall provide community reintegration services to juvenile clients.
[PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).]
4.  Cancellation.
If the commissioner is satisfied at any time that the welfare of the juvenile client will be promoted by return to the facility, the commissioner may cancel the community reintegration status and resume charge of the client with the same powers as before the placement on community reintegration status was made.
[PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§52,59 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 591, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 464, §14 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §§33,34 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 410, §16 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3811. Return to facility

§3811. Return to facility
When a juvenile client who has been placed on community reintegration status, who has been granted a furlough or work or education release or who has been absent from the facility without leave is taken into custody for the purpose of return to the facility by an officer or employee of the facility, at the direction of the commissioner, or by a law enforcement officer, at the request of the commissioner, and because of the juvenile client's distance from the facility at the time of being taken into custody, it becomes necessary to detain the client overnight:   [PL 2003, c. 410, §17 (AMD).]
1.  Temporary detention.
The juvenile client may be temporarily detained in a county jail; and
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Return.
The juvenile client must be returned to the facility on the day after being taken into custody, except that, if traveling conditions are unsafe, the client must be returned to the facility at the earliest possible time.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §35 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§53,59 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 464, §15 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §35 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 410, §17 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3812. Discharge

§3812. Discharge
1.  Duty.
The superintendent shall cause a juvenile client to be discharged from the facility:
A. When the client becomes 21 years of age or otherwise reaches the end of the period of the Juvenile Court's commitment.   [PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §29 (AMD).]
B.   [PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §29 (RP).]
[PL 1999, c. 583, §36 (AMD).]
2.  Power.
The superintendent may cause a juvenile client to be discharged from the facility when the superintendent determines that discharge is in the best interest of the client or that the client has benefited optimally from the services and facilities of the facility.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §36 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §F29 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §36 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3813. Power of facility employees

§3813. Power of facility employees
The Long Creek Youth Development Center employees have the same power as sheriffs in their respective counties to search for and apprehend escapees from the facility, when authorized to do so by the superintendent.   [PL 1999, c. 583, §37 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 585 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §37 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3814. Transportation

§3814. Transportation
All court-ordered and court-related transportation of juvenile detainees to and from the Long Creek Youth Development Center is the responsibility of the sheriff of the county in which the court is located.   [PL 1991, c. 314, §65 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 314, §65 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3815. Arthur R. Gould School

§3815. Arthur R. Gould School
1.  Purpose.
The Arthur R. Gould School, located at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, is devoted to the education and instruction of persons residing at the facility.
[PL 1999, c. 583, §38 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]
2.  Responsibility for maintaining school.
The State, through the Department of Corrections, has the responsibility and expense of maintaining the school in compliance with all elementary and secondary state education requirements for public schools and private schools approved for tuition purposes established in Title 20-A.
[PL 1991, c. 764, §2 (NEW).]
3.  School privileges.
A person residing at the Long Creek Youth Development Center is eligible to attend the Arthur R. Gould School and receive education, career and technical education, special education and alternative education services in accordance with all state and federal requirements.
[PL 1991, c. 764, §2 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. D, §3 (REV).]
4.  Policy review council.
[PL 1997, c. 752, §39 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 764, §2 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 752, §39 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 583, §38 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY › 34-A §3816. Young adult offenders (REPEALED)

§3816. Young adult offenders
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 28, §11 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 148, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 6: DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3901. Establishment

§3901. Establishment
There is established the Downeast Correctional Facility located in Washington County for the confinement and rehabilitation of persons who have been duly sentenced and committed to the Department of Corrections.   [PL 1997, c. 752, §40 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 752, §40 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 6: DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3902. Purposes

§3902. Purposes
The purposes of the Downeast Correctional Facility include vocational and rehabilitative programs, including work release, and work, which may involve public restitution.   [PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. LLLL, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. LLLL, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 6: DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3903. Warden

§3903. Warden
1.  Chief administrative officer.
The chief administrative officer of the Downeast Correctional Facility is the warden of the Mountain View Correctional Facility, referred to in this subchapter as "the warden," and is responsible to the commissioner.
[PL 2023, c. 135, §10 (AMD).]
2.  Duties.
In addition to other duties set out in this Title, the warden has the following duties.
A. The warden shall exercise proper supervision over the employees, grounds, buildings and equipment at the Downeast Correctional Facility.   [PL 2023, c. 135, §10 (AMD).]
B. The warden shall supervise and control the prisoners at the Downeast Correctional Facility in accordance with departmental rules.   [PL 2023, c. 135, §10 (AMD).]
[PL 2023, c. 135, §10 (AMD).]
3.  Powers.
[PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. LLLL, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B159 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. LLLL, §2 (RPR). PL 2023, c. 135, §10 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 6: DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY › 34-A §3904. Prisoners generally

§3904. Prisoners generally
1.  Confinement.
All prisoners at the Downeast Correctional Facility shall be detained and confined in accordance with the sentences of the court and the rules of the department.
[PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Education.
The warden shall maintain suitable courses for academic and career and technical education of the prisoners of the Downeast Correctional Facility. The warden shall maintain necessary equipment and employ suitable qualified instructors as necessary to carry out the objectives of the facility's programs.
[PL 2023, c. 135, §11 (AMD).]
3.  Employment.
The commissioner may authorize the employment of prisoners of the Downeast Correctional Facility on public works with any department, agency or entity of the State, county or local government and may authorize the use of prisoners to provide assistance in the improvement of property owned by nonprofit organizations.
A. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules as he deems proper to ensure the care and treatment of the prisoners and the safe working conditions of prisoners and departmental employees.   [PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
B. The purpose of the employment authorized in this subsection is to provide training to the prisoner and to be a form of public restitution for the crime or crimes committed by the prisoner.   [PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
C. The commissioner may request that nonprofit organizations pay for the transportation of the prisoners and pay the per diem compensation of correctional officers or instructors who must accompany the prisoners or oversee the work to be performed.   [PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Escape.
Any prisoner who escapes from the facility, or from any assignment beyond the grounds of the facility, to include community-rehabilitative programs is guilty of escape under Title 17‑A, section 755.
[PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Industries program.
[PL 1985, c. 821, §26 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 861, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 821, §26 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. LLLL, §3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 135, §11 (AMD).