# Sec. 18-108. Prisoners in jail; boarding

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 18-108. Prisoners in jail; boarding

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 18-108 (2026)

(a) The County is authorized and directed to provide for the board and feeding of prisoners confined in the County jail or other places of confinement of prisoners under the control of the County. The administration of the County jail shall be under the direction of the Director of the Department of Corrections appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council pursuant to Section 322 of the Prince George's County Charter. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall have the following duties:

  (1) Developing, implementing, and maintaining a viable and responsive program of correction and rehabilitation for the County;

  (2) Administering the Prince George's County Jail; and

  (3) Developing and maintaining a coordinated and functional liaison with State and County agencies associated with correction and rehabilitation programs.

(b) Persons sentenced to be confined for a period of forty-eight hours or less in any seven (7) day period shall pay the cost of incarceration as determined for purposes of reimbursement by the State of Maryland, subject to reduction based upon the person's ability to pay. Persons whose household income is equal to or greater than the median household income, as determined by the State of Maryland for Prince George's County, shall pay the full cost of incarceration. Persons whose income is less than the median household income shall pay a proportion of the full cost of incarceration, in increments of ten percent (10%), rounded down to the nearest increment.

(c) Persons sentenced to be confined in the Home Detention Program shall pay a fee which shall be equal to the gross wage earned for one hour of employment for each day that the person is confined in the Home Detention Program. The minimum fee payable shall be the minimum wage as established by Federal law.