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

Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 2211-A: Persons confined; hospitalization for mental illness

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute prohibits confining persons with serious mental illness in jails or prisons solely for that illness, and requires procedures for hospitalizing confined individuals deemed mentally ill and requiring treatment.

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