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An Act To Prohibit Prisoners from Filing Protection from Harassment Complaints against Corrections Personnel
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §4652, as amended by PL 2003, c. 658, §1 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
A person who is confined in a state correctional or detention facility or a county jail may not bring a complaint under this chapter against a person who is a corrections officer or who is another individual responsible for the custody, care or treatment of the person confined.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prevents a person who is confined in a state correctional or detention facility or a county jail from bringing a complaint of harassment against a corrections officer or any other person responsible for the person's custody, care or treatment.