Maine Statutes
§ 15 §1792 — Alternative sentences to work-jails; authority of inspectors over incorrigible or dangerous convicts
When a convict is sentenced to imprisonment and labor in any of the work-jails, the court or judge may in addition sentence the convict to the other punishment provided by law for the same offense, with the condition that if the convict cannot be received at the work-jail to which the convict is sentenced, or if at any time before the expiration of the sentence, in the judgment of the inspectors of jails, the convict becomes incorrigible or unsafe, they may order that the convict suffer the alternative sentence or punishment. If the alternative sentence is to the State Prison, the sheriff of the county where the convict is imprisoned shall forthwith, upon receiving the order of the inspectors, cause the convict to be conveyed to the State Prison at the expense of the county where the convi
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Legislative History
RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. D, §68 (COR).
Nearby Sections
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§ 15 §1701-A
Credit for confinement prior to sentencing§ 15 §1701-B
Post-conviction bail§ 15 §1702
No punishment until conviction; costs§ 15 §1702-A
Fingerprints required on certain sentences§ 15 §1704
Commitment in county where convicted§ 15 §1706
Sureties to keep peace for misdemeanor§ 15 §1707
Record to designated facility§ 15 §1708
Error in sentence§ 15 §1741
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