An Act To Explicitly Allow The Department Of Corrections To Charge Room And Board To Residents Who Perform Remote Work In Detention And Correctional Facilities And To Amend The Laws Governing Rehabilitative Programs

LD 626 allows Maine's Department of Corrections to charge inmates who perform remote work within correctional facilities for their room and board. The bill amends existing laws to explicitly include "remote work" as a category under rehabilitative programs and requires that inmates participating in such work pay the commissioner-set cost of room and board. The commissioner must determine a reasonable cost considering the inmate's income under other state laws, and all collected funds must go to the state's General Fund. This change specifically affects inmates engaged in remote work activities at correctional facilities.