Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal

Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 1792: Alternative sentences to work-jails; authority of inspectors over incorrigible or dangerous convicts

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute governs sentencing procedures and jail administration, allowing courts to impose alternative sentences when convicts cannot be housed in work-jails or become problematic, with provisions for transfer to State Prison.

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