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34-A §3236. Chaplain

34-A ME Rev Stat § 3236 (2019) (N/A)
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§3236. Chaplain

1.  Appointment.  The warden shall appoint suitable persons as chaplains. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 902, subsection 3, any part-time chaplain position at the Maine State Prison may be a job-sharing position.

[PL 1991, c. 74 (AMD).]

2.  Duties.  The prison chaplains shall, in accordance with the rules of the prison:

A. Conduct religious services;   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

B. Visit the sick;   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

C. Labor diligently and faithfully for the mental, moral and religious improvement of the prisoners; and   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

D. Aid the prisoners, when practicable, in obtaining employment after their discharge.   [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

3.  Powers.  The chaplains may, with the assent of the warden, establish a religious educational program and may admit persons of proper character from outside the prison to assist in it.

[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 74 (AMD).

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