{"data":{"id":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3236","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"34-A M.R.S. §3236","heading":"Chaplain","body":"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.\n2.  Duties.  The prison chaplains shall, in accordance with the rules of the prison:\nA.  Conduct religious services;\nB.  Visit the sick;\nC.  Labor diligently and faithfully for the mental, moral and religious improvement of the prisoners; and\nD.  Aid the prisoners, when practicable, in obtaining employment after their discharge.\n3.  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.","path":["TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER 2: MAINE STATE PRISON","ARTICLE 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec3236.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"f75efbe64e255b80d5c1cf6b289c75dd557a6941696b1edd72be06af4f116884","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3235","next":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}