Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT
34-A §1201. Legislative intent

§1201. Legislative intent
Recognizing the need to firmly control all of the State's correctional and detention facilities, provide for the safety of staff and clients, undertake appropriate programming for the classification, education, rehabilitation and maintenance of clients and assure an effective system for the supervision of parolees and probationers, it is the intent of the Legislature to create a Department of Corrections to improve the administration of correctional facilities, programs and services for clients.   [PL 1991, c. 314, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 314, §9 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS

Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT

34-A §1201. Legislative intent

34-A §1202. Establishment

34-A §1203. Office of Advocacy (REPEALED)

34-A §1204. Maine Correctional Advisory Commission (REPEALED)

34-A §1204-A. Maine Correctional Advisory Commission (REPEALED)

34-A §1205. Statewide correctional program improvement (REPEALED)

34-A §1205-A. Correctional Medical Services Fund

34-A §1206. Agreements with community agencies

34-A §1206-A. Certification of community intervention programs

34-A §1207. Out-of-state prison-made goods

34-A §1208. Standards for county and municipal detention facilities

34-A §1208-A. Standards for additional accommodations

34-A §1208-B. Standards, policies and procedures applicable to jails

34-A §1209. Juvenile Justice Advisory Group

34-A §1209-A. State Sentencing and Corrections Practices Coordinating Council (REPEALED)

34-A §1210. Community corrections (REPEALED)

34-A §1210-A. Community corrections (REPEALED)

34-A §1210-B. Community Corrections Fund and County Jail Prisoner Support Fund (REPEALED)

34-A §1210-C. Community Corrections Incentive Fund (REPEALED)

34-A §1210-D. County Jail Operations Fund (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)

34-A §1210-D. County Jail Operations Fund (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 7/01/23 by PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. A, §2; §5)

34-A §1210-E. County Jail Operations Fund (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)

34-A §1210-F. County Corrections Professional Standards Council

34-A §1211. Jail Industries Authority (REPEALED)

34-A §1212. Confidential information

34-A §1213. Contract to provide medical care

34-A §1214. Office of Victim Services

34-A §1214-A. Elder Victims Restitution Fund

34-A §1215. Accreditation (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-A, SECTION 1214)

34-A §1216. Confidentiality of information

34-A §1217. Prisoner Boarding Fund

34-A §1218. Electronic Monitoring Fund (REPEALED)

34-A §1219. Assistance with federal law compliance