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This
legislation establishes a GPS tracking release program for certain nonviolent
prisoners. The bill includes General
Fund appropriations of $224,801 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $251,603 in fiscal
year 2006-07 to provide funds to monitor the location and the movement of
participating offenders, for two probation officer positions and for
anticipated damage of tracking equipment.
The bill deappropriates funds from the Maine State Prison account and
the Correctional Medical Services Fund in the amount of ($260,866) in fiscal
year 2005-06 and ($372,665) in fiscal year 2006-07 for not having to feed,
clothe and medicate these offenders at a cost of $20.42 a day. It is projected that this bill will apply
to 50 inmates across the state. The
Commissioner of the Department of Corrections will annually report the
savings and propose a budget the allocates them as follows: 40% to the
General Fund, 40% to hire new probation officers, 10% to fund DNA analysis
and 10% to fund computer crime law enforcement officers. |
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