Criminal defendants in Maine will now be released from jail if a lawyer is not provided within 14 days, and charges must be dropped for those who have been incarcerated for more than 60 days without receiving legal representation.

Those who are released from jail under this new order will be subject to conditions of release similar to those who are granted bail.

These changes are the result of an order published Friday by Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy.

At the end of January, Justice Murphy heard arguments in a lawsuit filed two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Maine alleging that the state was doing irreparable harm by failing to provide legal representation in a timely manner.