Maine § 34-A §3035 Rehabilitative programs

Maine Statutes

§ 34-A §3035 — Rehabilitative programs

Maine § 34-A §3035

Title 34-ACORRECTIONS

Ch. 3CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 34-A §3035 (2026).

Text

The commissioner may adopt, implement and establish rules for rehabilitative programs, including, but not limited to, work release, education release, remote work, furlough, public service release and programs resulting in the payment of restitution, as described by Title 17‑A, section 2016, for residents of the facilities under the commissioner's control.

1.Work release, education release, remote work and public service release. The chief administrative officer may permit any resident under sentence to the department and any juvenile client residing at a facility under the commissioner's control considered to be worthy of trust to participate in activities outside the facility, including, but not limited to, work release, education release and public service release, or remote work activ

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The commissioner may adopt, implement and establish rules for rehabilitative programs, including, but not limited to, work release, education release, remote work, furlough, public service release and programs resulting in the payment of restitution, as described by Title 17‑A, section 2016, for residents of the facilities under the commissioner's control.
1.
Work release, education release, remote work and public service release.
The chief administrative officer may permit any resident under sentence to the department and any juvenile client residing at a facility under the commissioner's control considered to be worthy of trust to participate in activities outside the facility, including, but not limited to, work release, education release and public service release, or remote work activities within the facility under the following conditions.
2.
Furlough.
Subject to subsection 5, the commissioner may grant to a client under sentence to the department and a juvenile client furlough from the facility in which the client is confined under the following conditions.
3.
Copy of rules.
Copies of rules must be provided to clients as follows.
4.
Prohibited acts.
Prohibited acts under this section are governed as follows.
5.
Time served before furlough.
No furlough may be granted until the client has served 50% of the original sentence imposed, after consideration of any deductions that the client has received and retained under Title 17‑A, section 2302, subsection 1; section 2305; section 2307; section 2308; section 2309; section 2310; or section 2311. This section does not apply to furloughs granted under subsection 2, paragraph B or C.
6.
Notification of law enforcement agencies.
A prisoner may not participate in a furlough under subsection 2 unless, in advance of the chief administrative officer's consideration of the request for that furlough, the department notifies:

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§20,59 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 734 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 729, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 314, §40 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 714, §4 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §93 (COR). PL 2013, c. 80, §7 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §§88-90 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 234, §§1, 2 (AMD).