Senate approves bill clarifying jails aren’t required to hold federal civil immigration detainees LD 2,058 clarifies that municipal and county jails must be available to accept persons arrested on criminal charges but are not required to accept individuals detained solely on civil immigration violations; the Senate accepted the majority ought-to-pass as amended report (roll-call: 20–12).

Maine's Senate has passed a pivotal bill clarifying that jails are not obligated to detain individuals solely for civil immigration violations—sparking a heated debate on funding and law enforcement impacts.

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Maine Legislature introduces bill on attorney-client communication protections in jails Legislation mandates confidentiality for attorney communications in jails and penalties for violations.

Maine is taking a bold step to protect attorneys' communications with clients in jails, imposing strict penalties for any breaches of confidentiality.

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