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An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation

An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Grayson Lookner
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation

An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation Sponsor: Representative Grayson Lookner Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation Sponsor: Representative Grayson Lookner Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1006(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1006(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 405 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1006(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1006(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 405 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation
Sponsor:
Representative Grayson Lookner
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1006(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 259 - L.D. 405
An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1660, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5. Information on segregation. The report must include the following information
for county jails and regional jails about prisoners who have been segregated and not
allowed to leave their cells for a minimum of 22 hours out of a 24-hour period during the
prior calendar year:
A. The total number of prisoners who were segregated;
B. For each instance of segregation, the total amount of time a prisoner was segregated;
and
C. The reason why the prisoner was segregated.
As used in this subsection, "segregation" means the separation of a prisoner from the
general population of a county jail or regional jail for administrative or punitive reasons.
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §1660, as amended by PL 2015, c. 315, §3, is further amended
by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read:
After reviewing the report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over criminal justice matters is authorized to submit legislation to address
issues raised by the report.
Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §1402, sub-§15 is enacted to read:
15. Report on segregated prisoners. On or before January 15, 2026 and annually
thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters that includes the following
information for each correctional facility about prisoners who have been segregated and
not allowed to leave their cells for a minimum of 22 hours out of a 24-hour period during
the prior calendar year:
A. The total number of prisoners who were segregated;
APPROVED
JUNE 11, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
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PUBLIC LAW
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B. For each instance of segregation, the total amount of time a prisoner was segregated;
and
C. The reason why the prisoner was segregated.
After reviewing the report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over criminal justice matters is authorized to submit legislation to address
issues raised by the report.