§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, […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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).] […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
