Sec. 13-13. Definitions.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 13-13 (2026)
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Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this Article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
Department: The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.
Director: The Director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, or the Director’s designee.
Division: The Pre-Release and Reentry Services Division of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, which includes the Pre-Release Center facility and Home Confinement services.
Home Confinement services: A non-residential service in the work release/pre-release program designed to provide a transition from custody to release from custody. In this program, an inmate:
(a)
lives in a private dwelling approved by the Program Administrator;
(b)
is supervised by an electronic monitoring device and Division staff;
(c)
is employed or attends school; and
(d)
has family or sponsor involvement in home-based counseling.
Inmate: A person in the custody of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Pre-Release Center: A County-operated facility used to implement the work release/pre-release program.
Program Administrator: The Chief of the Pre-Release and Reentry Services Division, or the Chief’s designee.
Work release/pre-release program or Program: A pre-release treatment and reentry program intended to equip selected inmates to function successfully upon release from custody. The Program offers residential and non-residential reentry services.