Loading chat...

ME LD931

Bill

Status

Passed

6/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dani O'Halloran

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends 30-A MRSA §1606 to expand sentence proration eligibility to include inmates participating in work projects within a jail (under subsection 1-B), in addition to existing public works and charitable organization projects

  • Inmates may earn up to one day removed from their sentence for every 16 hours of participation in qualifying work projects

  • Inmates incarcerated for nonpayment of fines are subject to different proration rates as specified under Title 17-A, section 1711

  • Signed into law by the Governor on June 17, 2025, as Public Law Chapter 341

Legislative Description

An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Individuals Subject to Pretrial or Presentence Incarceration to Be Credited Time for Participation in Work Projects Within a Jail

Prisoners

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

6/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice And Public Safety3/5/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available