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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
2. Duties. The prison chaplains shall, in accordance with the rules of the prison:
A. Conduct religious services;
B. Visit the sick;
C. Labor diligently and faithfully for the mental, moral and religious improvement of the prisoners; and
D. Aid the prisoners, when practicable, in obtaining employment after their discharge.
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A. Corrections § 3236. Chaplain - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-34-a-corrections/me-rev-st-tit-34-a-sect-3236/
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