<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-101" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Correction.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Division” means the Division of Correction.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-201" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <text>There is a Division of Correction in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-202" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>With approval of the Governor and the advice and consent of the Senate, the Secretary shall appoint the Commissioner of Correction.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall be an individual with maturity and judgment who has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>broad knowledge of correctional facilities and systems; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>knowledge of correctional procedures and methods, correctional theories, institutional operations, and the psychology of incarcerated individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Before taking office, the appointee shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Commissioner is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-203" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the authority vested in the Secretary by law, the Commissioner is in charge of the Division and its units.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner is responsible to the Secretary and the Governor for the operation and conduct of the Division.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-205" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner may adopt regulations for the operation and maintenance of the units in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The regulations shall provide for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the discipline and conduct of incarcerated individuals, including the character of punishments for violations of discipline; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the duties, discipline, and conduct of officers and other employees of the units in the Division.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The regulations may allow incarcerated individuals of minimum security institutions to provide services voluntarily to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>governmental units; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>charitable organizations as defined in § 6–101 of the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-206" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before July 30 of each year, the Commissioner shall submit to the Secretary an accurate, detailed statement of all receipts and disbursements of the Division during the year that ended on the preceding June 30.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall verify the statement submitted under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary shall submit the statement received under subsection (a) of this section to the Comptroller.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-207" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before October 31 of each year, the Commissioner shall submit an annual report to the Secretary and the Governor that states, for each correctional facility in the Division:</text> <level label="1"> <text>its expenses, receipts, disbursements, condition, and progress;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the number of incarcerated individuals and each incarcerated individual’s age, sex, race, place of conviction, crime, and term of confinement;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the number of incarcerated individuals who escape, are pardoned, or discharged;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the job classifications for incarcerated individual labor in each department and facility under the authority of the Division;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the daily wage scale at each prison for each job classification under the authority of the Division;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the total number of incarcerated individuals currently employed at facilities under the authority of the Division, disaggregated by facility;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the annual cost of living for incarcerated individuals, including the average cost of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>telephone calls, including calls to medical providers;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>video calls; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>items available for purchase at a commissary, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>feminine hygiene products;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>toiletries; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>medications; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>any remarks and suggestions the Commissioner considers necessary to advance the interests of the correctional facility.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall submit with the report required by subsection (a) of this section a statement similar to the statement that is required to be submitted under § 3–206 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commissioner shall verify the report and statement required by this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly the report and statement required under this section and any recommendations that the Governor considers expedient.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-207.1" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before October 31, 2017, and on or before October 31 in every odd–numbered year thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit a security and staffing report covering the prior 2–year period to the Secretary, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The report shall be based on a joint survey conducted by the administration of the Division of Correction and the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the employees.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The report shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a post–by–post analysis that identifies the actual number of positions needed to safely and securely staff each institution;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of overtime currently being used to meet minimum standards;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an accounting of all institution activities that have been impacted by staffing levels;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an assessment of expected future turnover in personnel; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>an analysis of the need for additional staff.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-208" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner shall appoint a Deputy Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Deputy Commissioner is in the executive service of the State Personnel Management System and serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Deputy Commissioner shall have executive experience in and adequate knowledge of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>correctional facilities and systems; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>incarcerated individual programs.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-209" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the policies established by the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner is generally in charge of administrative procedures in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In the absence of the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner shall be acting Commissioner.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-210" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner shall appoint a warden or administrator for each correctional facility in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A warden or administrator shall have executive experience and adequate knowledge of correctional facilities and systems.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A warden or administrator serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-211" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to policies established by the Commissioner, each warden or administrator is in direct charge of the correctional facility to which the warden or administrator is appointed.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The warden or administrator shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>supervise the government, discipline, and policy of the correctional facility;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>direct the administering of punishment prescribed by the Commissioner under § 3-205(b)(1) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enforce the regulations and directives of the Division.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-212" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before September 30 of each year, each warden shall submit to the Commissioner a report and statement on the affairs of the correctional facility to which the warden is appointed.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The report shall include the information required under § 3-207(a) of this subtitle as it relates to the correctional facility.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The statement shall include the information required under § 3-207(b) of this subtitle as it relates to the correctional facility.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The report and statement required by this section shall be verified by the warden of the correctional facility that is the subject of the report.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-213" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner may appoint one or more assistant wardens for a correctional facility.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An assistant warden shall have the same qualifications as a warden.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An assistant warden serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An assistant warden shall perform the duties of the warden in the absence of the warden.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-214" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The warden of a correctional facility or designee of the warden may issue a retake warrant for the apprehension and return of an escapee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The warden shall submit a copy of each retake warrant to the State’s Attorney for the county in which the correctional facility from which the escape was made is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A sheriff or a police officer who is authorized to serve criminal process and who receives a retake warrant issued under subsection (a) of this section shall execute the warrant in accordance with the directions in the warrant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A sheriff or police officer who makes an arrest under this subsection shall promptly notify the Division of the arrest.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-215" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>In accordance with the State budget, the Division may appoint officers and other employees as necessary to operate the Division and its units efficiently and effectively.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all officers and other employees of the Division shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The following positions are in the executive service, the management service, or are special appointments of the skilled service or the professional service in the State Personnel Management System:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Commissioner;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Deputy Commissioner;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Assistant Commissioner;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>industries general manager;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>warden;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>facility administrator; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>assistant warden.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The warden of a correctional facility is the appointing officer for the officers and other employees of that facility.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Commissioner is the appointing officer for the other officers and employees in the Division.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Division may provide a dwelling for a warden.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A warden may not receive any compensation or perquisite other than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the compensation and reimbursement provided under subsection (e) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if provided under subsection (c) of this section, a dwelling.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Officers and other employees are entitled to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>compensation as provided in the State budget; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Officers and other employees working 40 hours or more per week in a correctional facility are entitled to one free meal per shift as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary shall require an individual to pass a polygraph examination before being appointed to serve as a correctional officer in a correctional facility.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing the administration of the polygraph examination required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-216" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-217" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor may require the Commissioner to execute a surety bond in an amount that the Governor establishes or an insurance policy of the type and in the amount of coverage determined by the Governor in consultation with the State Treasurer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commissioner may require any officer or other employee of the Division to execute a surety bond in the amount that the Commissioner, with the approval of the State Treasurer, establishes.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The bond shall be conditioned on the individual faithfully performing the duties of office and accounting for all funds officially received.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A surety bond for the Commissioner shall be issued by a corporate surety approved by the Governor.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any surety bond for an officer or other employee of the Division shall be issued by a corporate surety approved by the Commissioner and the State Treasurer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The premium for a surety bond or an insurance policy issued under this section shall be paid by the Division.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual who fails to provide or maintain a surety bond or an insurance policy as required by this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not assume the duties of the individual’s position; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after 30 days, forfeits the individual’s office or employment.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-218" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>An officer or other employee of the Division may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>accept a reward or gift, or a promise of a reward or gift, from an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive a devise or bequest, or a promise of a devise or bequest, from an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an incarcerated individual; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enter into a contract with an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility in the Division or with a person on behalf of an incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A gift, reward, bequest, devise, promise, or contract accepted, received, or entered into in violation of this section is void.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-219" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division may acquire property by contract, purchase, or other means as required for the Division’s use and for the use of its units.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Division may sell, dispose of, or otherwise convey any property as appropriate to the needs of the Division and its units.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Division holds title to and has possession of all property previously acquired by the former Department of Correction or any unit of that Department.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Division holds title to and has possession of property as a trustee of the State.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Division’s custody, use, acquisition, and conveyance of property are subject generally to the powers and functions of the Board of Public Works.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-220" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division controls the financial affairs of each unit in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A bill or account against a unit may not be paid unless it is approved by the Division.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-221" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division may apply for and receive funds or property in the form of a grant or loan from the federal government or a unit of the federal government to establish or maintain correctional facilities in the Division on the terms that the Division approves.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Division may not apply for a grant or loan under this section if there is a requirement to apply any of the funds or property in contravention of any provision of State law relating to correctional facilities in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Division may not accept a loan under this section unless the Division has obtained any approval required by law.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The repayment of a loan with interest, if any, shall be made from funds appropriated to the Division in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-222" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Personnel"> <text>The expenses relating to guarding, lodging, feeding, clothing, and caring for an incarcerated individual who has been sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction may not be assessed against, billed to, or paid by a county.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-301" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <text>In this subtitle, “eligible individual” means an incarcerated woman who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is within 36 months of the woman’s anticipated release date; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has prerelease or minimum security status.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-302" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner shall operate a comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease facility for eligible individuals that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is a separate structure in which the services specified in § 3–305 of this subtitle are provided;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is architecturally designed and constructed to facilitate the provision of services specified in § 3–305 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>features that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>balance physical safety and security with visual privacy and dignity; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>encourage rehabilitation by providing as close to a noncarceral environment as practicable;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>housing units with double and single occupancy;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>handicapped accessible rooms, wheelchair ramps, and designated handicapped parking spaces;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>bathrooms that maximize privacy, dignity, and security of residents, staff, and visitors;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>administrative offices;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>indoor and outdoor meeting, lounge, and visiting spaces, including family visiting spaces;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>classrooms;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>a career center;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>a nonemergency medical suite;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>on–site recreational, creative, and athletic facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>access to public transportation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A prerelease facility for women shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>located in Baltimore City on a site that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>not less than 3 acres in land area; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>not located within one–half mile of any existing correctional facility; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>able to accommodate the administration, housing, programming, and services required under this subtitle for not fewer than 1.25 times the maximum number of women at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women who were eligible for prerelease status in calendar year 2023, as reported by the Department in its October 2024 report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An incarcerated individual assigned to a prerelease facility for women may have access to the community for any purpose described in § 3–307(a) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>identify a location, acquire property, and design a site plan for the prerelease facility for women on or before October 1, 2027, or not later than 6 months thereafter;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>begin construction or renovation of the facility on or before July 1, 2028, or not later than 6 months thereafter;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>complete the construction or renovation on or before March 1, 2031, or not later than 6 months thereafter; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>begin operating and providing services in the facility on or before September 1, 2031, or not later than 6 months thereafter.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-303" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <text>The Department of General Services shall submit a timeline of deliverables for the planning, design, and construction of the prerelease facility for women to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-304" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <text>The Commissioner has the same powers and duties relating to a prerelease facility for women as the Commissioner has for any other correctional facility in the Division.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-305" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Evidence–based programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 6–119 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Gender–responsive services” means evidence–based programs and practices that address the needs of eligible individuals regarding their therapeutic, educational, and vocational goals, life skills, psychological development, socialization, culture, exposure to trauma, and life experiences, to reduce criminogenic risks and support successful reentry, recovery, and recidivism reduction.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Innovative programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 6–119 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall make evidence–based, trauma–informed, and gender–responsive services available to eligible individuals at the prerelease facility for women required under § 3–302 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services shall utilize evidence–based, trauma–informed, and gender–responsive programs and practices and innovative programs and practices to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>assist female incarcerated individuals in improving their education, upgrading vocational skills, and obtaining suitable employment through classes to earn industry certification or community college credits, workforce training, and job placement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide female incarcerated individuals with the opportunity to strengthen family and community relationships through extended family leave, parenting workshops, and family reunification assistance;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provide integrative and gender–responsive services, including medical treatment, trauma–informed counseling, mental health treatment, and substance use disorder treatment to address overall health and trauma needs and help female incarcerated individuals achieve stable and productive roles in society;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>develop individualized and comprehensive reentry plans involving community provider partnerships for female incarcerated individuals to reduce barriers to obtaining housing, jobs, education, health care, childcare and child welfare, transportation, legal advocacy, case management, and other needs; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>screen female incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits and provide relevant applications and assistance completing each application prior to release as part of a reentry plan.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Incarcerated individuals assigned to the facility required under § 3–302 of this subtitle may not be transported to another facility to receive comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-306" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <level label="a"> <text>By contract or purchase of service agreement, the Division may arrange for a person or governmental unit to provide comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services in a prerelease facility for women.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>With the Secretary’s approval, the Commissioner may contract with a person or a municipal or county authority to provide food, housing, transportation, and programs to incarcerated individuals in a prerelease facility for women.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-307" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prerelease Unit for Women"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to regulations adopted by the Commissioner, the Commissioner may delegate to the facility administrator of a prerelease facility for women the authority to grant incarcerated individuals the privilege of leaving the confines of the facility for the purpose of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>engaging in or seeking employment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>participating in educational programs or vocational training;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>participating in community or civic activities;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>participating in volunteer work;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>participating in athletic competition; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>making personal or family visits.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>When outside the confines of a prerelease facility for women, an incarcerated individual shall carry, at all times, a copy of the form signed by the facility administrator containing the conditions governing the grant of leave.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is on leave is deemed to be in the custody of the Commissioner to the same extent and subject to the same supervision and control as an incarcerated individual who is actually in confinement.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An incarcerated individual who escapes while on leave under this section is subject to the penalties in § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-401" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>In this subtitle, “program” means a home detention program established under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-402" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>With the Secretary’s approval, the Commissioner may establish a home detention program under which an incarcerated individual in the custody of the Commissioner may live in a private dwelling that the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee approves.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-403" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>An incarcerated individual in the program shall be supervised by means of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>electronic devices; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>direct contact by employees of the Division.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-404" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>An incarcerated individual is not eligible for the program if the incarcerated individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is serving a life sentence;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been found guilty of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>5 years have elapsed since expiration of the sentence for the crime of violence; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the incarcerated individual is within 90 days of release on parole or mandatory supervision; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has been found guilty of the crime of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>child abuse under § 3–601 or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>escape under § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-405" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>An incarcerated individual may be placed in the program if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the incarcerated individual agrees to waive the incarcerated individual’s right to contest extradition;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee approves the placement; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the incarcerated individual has served any statutorily imposed minimum sentence, less the allowances for diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement provided under Subtitle 7 of this title and § 6–218 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-406" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>While in the program, an incarcerated individual must remain in the incarcerated individual’s approved dwelling except:</text> <level label="1"> <text>with the approval of the program administrator, to go directly to and from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the incarcerated individual’s approved place of employment;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>medical or mental health treatment; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>offices of the Department;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as required by legitimate medical or other emergencies; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>as otherwise allowed or directed by the program administrator.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-407" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <text>An incarcerated individual in the program is responsible for all of the incarcerated individual’s living expenses, including those for food, clothing, shelter, and utilities.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless otherwise allowed by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, as a condition of participation in the program, an incarcerated individual shall make any court ordered payments for the support of dependents.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-408" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <text>To satisfy court ordered restitution that an incarcerated individual in the program owes, the Division shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>determine the amount of reasonable payments; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>collect and disburse the payments.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Division shall establish a reasonable fee for the cost of electronic supervision and, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, collect the fee from each incarcerated individual in the program.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Division determines that an incarcerated individual cannot afford to pay the fee established under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Division may exempt the incarcerated individual wholly or partly from the fee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-409" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual who willfully violates the conditions of the incarcerated individual’s placement in the program is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding § 9–104 of this article, a sentence under this subsection may be to the jurisdiction of the Division.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Commission of any crime by an incarcerated individual constitutes a violation of the conditions of the incarcerated individual’s placement in the program.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An incarcerated individual who knowingly violates § 3–406 of this subtitle is guilty of escape and on conviction is subject to the penalties of § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-410" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>An incarcerated individual in the program is not an agent or employee of the Division.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-411" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>An incarcerated individual’s participation in the program does not affect the incarcerated individual’s eligibility for parole, diminution credits, or other privileges available by law to incarcerated individuals in the custody of the Commissioner.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-412" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner shall employ correctional employees to monitor and provide security for incarcerated individuals in the program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A correctional employee designated to monitor incarcerated individuals in the program may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>obtain and execute search warrants as authorized under § 3–415 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>make arrests as authorized under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A correctional employee authorized to make arrests under this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-413" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <text>The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may remove an incarcerated individual from the program at any time and for any reason.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-414" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <text>With the Secretary’s approval, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement the program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding § 10–101(g)(2)(i) of the State Government Article, the regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the requirements of Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-415" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Detention Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may apply to a judge of the District Court or a circuit court for a search warrant to enter the approved dwelling of an incarcerated individual in the program to search for the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An application for a search warrant shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be in writing;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be verified by the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>describe the premises to be searched and the nature, scope, and purpose of the search.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A judge who receives an application for a search warrant may issue a warrant on a finding that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the scope of the proposed search is reasonable; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>obtaining consent to enter the premises may jeopardize the attempt to take custody of the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A search warrant issued under this section shall specify the location of the premises to be searched.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A search conducted in accordance with a search warrant issued under this section may not exceed the limits specified in the warrant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A search warrant issued under this section shall be executed and returned to the issuing judge:</text> <level label="1"> <text>within the period specified in the warrant, which may not exceed 30 days from the date of issuance; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>within 15 days after the warrant is issued, if no period is specified in the warrant.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-501" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Contracting unit” means a unit of State government that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>authorized to contract for goods and services; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>responsible for procurement of goods and services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Management Council” means the Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Political subdivision” means a county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-502" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a Maryland Correctional Enterprises organization in the Division that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is financially self–supporting, generates revenue for its operations and capital investments, and reimburses the Division at a reasonable rate for services exchanged between the Division and Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides meaningful work experiences for incarcerated individuals that are intended to allow incarcerated individuals to improve work habits, attitudes, and skills for the purpose of improving the employability of the incarcerated individuals on release;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>seeks to develop industries that provide full–time work experience or rehabilitation programs for all eligible incarcerated individuals;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>operates correctional industries in an environment that resembles as closely as possible the environment of private sector business operations; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>makes the Division responsible for and accountable to the Secretary and the Governor for the Maryland Correctional Enterprises program.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-503" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>There is a Maryland Correctional Enterprises organization in the Division.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-504" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>The Division may exercise any authority necessary to perform properly any of its duties or functions under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-505" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>The Secretary shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer with the approval of the Management Council.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-506" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Chief Executive Officer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall determine the personnel requirements of Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is the appointing authority for all personnel of Maryland Correctional Enterprises; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may hire individuals and incarcerated individuals consistent with existing policies and procedures of Maryland Correctional Enterprises as of July 1, 2012.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The number of positions for Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall be included within the total personnel allocations provided for the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Special appointment positions in Maryland Correctional Enterprises are managerial, supervisory, and confidential positions.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-507" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department shall include the budget for Maryland Correctional Enterprises in the Department’s budget.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Maryland Correctional Enterprises may establish a revolving fund to contain an amount that the Treasurer approves.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the revolving fund may be used for general operating expenses and the purchase of capital assets.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The revolving fund may be used to provide financial assistance, up to $250,000 in a fiscal year, to the Division of Correction to establish and operate employment readiness training programs and transitional services to rehabilitate incarcerated individuals currently or previously employed by Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The revolving fund established under paragraph (1) of this subsection is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall submit an annual statement to the Comptroller and the Treasurer that provides an accurate and detailed accounting of all receipts and disbursements from the revolving fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>General Fund money may be appropriated to Maryland Correctional Enterprises to be used for the direct expenses of training incarcerated individuals.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-508" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>formulate an accounting and record system that at all times indicates the source, nature, and extent of purchases and sales of Maryland Correctional Enterprises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>maintain accounting records and prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for enterprise fund type activities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The financial statements required under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be prepared and available for audit purposes not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-509" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>Annually, the Division shall submit a complete financial and operational report of Maryland Correctional Enterprises and the Maryland Correctional Enterprises revolving fund to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Secretary; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Secretary of Budget and Management.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be in the same general form as a report by the Division on its operations and programs;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>include information about present and projected personnel and compensation requirements of Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>list the job classifications for incarcerated individual labor in each department and facility under the authority of Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>list the daily wage scale at each prison for each job classification under the authority of Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>list the total number of incarcerated individuals currently employed at facilities under the authority of Maryland Correctional Enterprises, disaggregated by facility; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>list the race, age, and sex of incarcerated individuals currently employed at facilities under the authority of Maryland Correctional Enterprises, disaggregated by job classification and wage scale.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Governor, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Budget and Management may include data from the report submitted under this section in the preparation of the budget and capital improvement bill.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-511" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer may develop programs to provide services or produce goods used by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>units of State government;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>political subdivisions of the State;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>units of the federal government;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>units of other states; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>political subdivisions of other states.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer, with the approval of the Secretary, may develop training programs to provide construction and construction–related services, as defined in Title 11, Subtitle 1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, for State correctional facilities.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The training programs will be developed in consultation with the Maryland and District of Columbia Building Trades Councils.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The programs established under paragraph (1) of this subsection are not subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the provisions of § 3–515 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except for § 11–101 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the provisions of Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A construction project under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in total costs per unrelated project as determined by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “personal information” means an individual’s:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Social Security number; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>credit card or financial information.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A program may not allow an incarcerated individual to have access to the personal information of another.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-512" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>In accordance with subsection (b) of this section and after consulting with the Department of General Services, other contracting units, and political subdivisions, the Division and Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall establish uniform standards for quality, quantity, style, design, delivery, scheduling, and pricing.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The uniform standards developed under subsection (a) of this section shall be designed to reflect planned and forecasted product lines and production operations of Maryland Correctional Enterprises, commensurate with the production ability of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After review by the Management Council, Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall send the standards to the appropriate contracting units for inclusion in annual goods and service procurement contracts.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-513" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>In accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer shall develop programs to provide incarcerated individuals with occupational experience to complement personnel development plans of the State Department of Education and other units of State government serving incarcerated individuals in the Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In establishing programs required under subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer shall consult with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Assistant Secretary for the Division of Employment and Training, Maryland Department of Labor;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning, State Department of Education;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Commissioner of the Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Director of the Correctional Education Program, State Department of Education.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individuals listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide appropriate assistance to the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer in carrying out this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-514" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer shall establish the compensation rate for incarcerated individual labor in Maryland Correctional Enterprises, taking into consideration other wage payments and incentives in other programs.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After review by the Management Council, and after consideration of any recommendation by the Chief Executive Officer, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article that govern the method and time of compensation payments.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-515" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>A unit of State government shall purchase from Maryland Correctional Enterprises any goods or services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises and that Maryland Correctional Enterprises can provide at a price not exceeding the prevailing average market price as determined by the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers shall review and verify the prevailing average market prices, as proposed by Maryland Correctional Enterprises:</text> <level label="1"> <text>when changes are made to the pricing of existing goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for new goods or services that Maryland Correctional Enterprises intends to make available.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The contracting unit shall inform each unit of State government for which it procures goods or services within 60 days after the award of a contract.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Quarterly, each unit that requires goods or services for its operations shall inform Maryland Correctional Enterprises of its anticipated orders during the next 3–month period.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If Maryland Correctional Enterprises is unable to provide any of the goods or services under the contract, Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall notify the contracting unit so that appropriate alternative action may be taken to meet the needs of units of State government for which the contracting unit procures goods or services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board of Public Works:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall suspend the application of subsection (a) of this section if the Board of Public Works finds that the purposes of Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article are being unduly eroded due to the volume and scope of activities and sales by Maryland Correctional Enterprises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may suspend the application of subsection (a) of this section for data entry services that involve information that is protected from disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-516" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section, goods and services of Maryland Correctional Enterprises may not be sold on the open market.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Goods and services of Maryland Correctional Enterprises may be sold on the open market:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if they are produced or provided by an individual on parole or in a work release program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the sale is made to a charitable, civic, educational, fraternal, or religious agency, association, or institution for its own use and not for resale within 1 year of the purchase;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to a person for national defense purposes if not prohibited by an act of Congress;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if they are surplus goods remaining after meeting the forecasted requirements of units of State government and political subdivisions and the goods remain unsold 1 year after being produced;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>for use by a contractor or subcontractor in performance of a contract with a unit of State government or any other governmental unit in the State;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>as allowed under the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>if they are related to the preparation or distribution of food or services related to agriculture or seafood processing, when the following conditions are met:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State labor pools are diminished; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>it has been determined that incarcerated individual labor is the available source.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall adopt regulations that specify how to determine the need for incarcerated individual labor under subsection (b)(7) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Wages paid to incarcerated individuals under subsection (b)(7) of this section may not be less than wages paid for similar work in the private sector of the same locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Incarcerated individual labor under subsection (b)(7) of this section applies only to incarcerated individuals at the minimum, prerelease, and work release security levels.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-517" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>There is a Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council in the Division.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-518" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Management Council consists of the following 15 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Commissioner;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a representative of the Comptroller of the Treasury, appointed by the State Comptroller;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Chief Executive Officer;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a representative of the University System of Maryland, appointed by the Chancellor;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a representative of the State Department of Education, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a representative of the Maryland Department of Labor, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>a representative of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>two representatives of organized labor, one from the public sector and one from the private sector, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>a judge, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>two representatives of the business community selected from the fields of manufacturing, services, finance, and information technology, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>one representative of a nonprofit organization, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(10), (12), and (13) of this section is 3 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At the end of a term the member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A member appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-519" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Management Council annually shall elect a Chairperson.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The manner of election shall be as the Management Council determines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-520" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Management Council shall determine the times and places of its meetings.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Eight members of the Management Council constitute a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member of the Management Council:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation for membership on the Management Council; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the State, the Management Council, and the members and employees of the Management Council may not be held liable for any act or omission of the Management Council or any member or employee of the Management Council in connection with the performance of their duties.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Subsection (d) of this section does not apply in the case of willful malfeasance or breach of trust by the State, the Management Council, or any member or employee of the Management Council.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Secretary shall employ staff for the Management Council to be paid out of funds from Maryland Correctional Enterprises, in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>For fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Management Council shall prepare a budget for submission to the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall request an appropriation for the Management Council in the annual State budget sufficient for the operation of the Council.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-521" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Management Council shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>advise Maryland Correctional Enterprises on its specific proposals to establish new industries and improve the quality and quantity of job training programs; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>recommend the establishment and maintenance of industrial plants and service centers to be used for implementing the programs developed by the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer under § 3–511 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Maryland Correctional Enterprises shall operate industrial plants and service centers recommended under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection primarily with incarcerated individuals in a manner that benefits the State and the training of incarcerated individuals by producing goods or providing services that are practical and adaptable for a prison industry.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Management Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review the operation of the programs of Maryland Correctional Enterprises to determine whether:</text> <level label="i"> <text>there is undue competition with private enterprise and recommend necessary adjustments to prevent undue competition; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>there is any negative impact on workers in the State, including wage depression or job displacement;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>review the standards for goods and services and the pricing schedules as recommended by the Chief Executive Officer; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>review the occupational health and safety record of programs and other working conditions of incarcerated individuals in the programs of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Management Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review the success of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meeting the employability development needs of incarcerated individuals; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>coordinating work programs with other rehabilitative programs;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>solicit and review information pertaining to concerns of participating incarcerated individuals; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>recommend changes as necessary to meet the goals and objectives of Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Management Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>solicit ideas, proposals, and suggestions from business representatives, nonprofit organizations, government entities, and members of the public as to how Maryland Correctional Enterprises could enhance the work experience of incarcerated individuals and increase the ability of incarcerated individuals to obtain gainful employment after release;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>review and recommend opportunities with private sector employers to expand the Prison Industries Enhancement Program;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>review and identify ways to improve the business practices of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in its sales, marketing, inventory, warehousing, and product line operations;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>monitor customer satisfaction with price, quality, delivery, and after delivery service; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>review and comment on the operating and capital budgets of Maryland Correctional Enterprises, including cash forecasts.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-522" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>On or before October 1 of each year, the Management Council shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report summarizing the Management Council’s activities and recommendations.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-523" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>All State and local governmental units shall cooperate with the Management Council in the discharge of its powers and duties, including requests for information associated with its purpose under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-524" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>There is a Customer Council created to advise the Chief Executive Officer.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-525" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>The Customer Council shall consist of the following 10 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Chief Executive Officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one representative from each of the following State agencies, appointed by the Secretary of the respective agency:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Department of Budget and Management;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Department of General Services;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Maryland Department of Health;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Department of Human Services;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Department of Transportation; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>three customers recommended by the Chief Executive Officer and appointed by the Governor.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-526" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <text>The Chief Executive Officer shall serve as chairperson of the Customer Council.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-527" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Customer Council shall meet quarterly.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A member of the Customer Council:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation for membership on the Customer Council; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-528" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Correctional Enterprises"> <level label="a"> <text>The Customer Council shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review the products and services of Maryland Correctional Enterprises;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>advise the Chief Executive Officer on quality, availability, style, design, delivery, scheduling, and pricing;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>recommend new products and services;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>annually review the catalog of Maryland Correctional Enterprises products and recommend changes to improve the catalog;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>recommend sales, marketing, and customer satisfaction initiatives;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>annually review the Maryland Correctional Enterprises business plan; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>serve as a forum for raising and discussing issues related to any product or service offered by Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Chief Executive Officer shall present a summary of Customer Council activities and recommendations to the Management Council, as provided in § 3-521(b) of this subtitle following each meeting.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-601" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “risk and needs assessment” has the meaning stated in § 6–101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Promptly after an incarcerated individual is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division, the Division shall assemble an adequate case record for the incarcerated individual that includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a description of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a photograph of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the family history of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the educational, vocational, and job history of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any previous record of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a summary of the facts of each case for which the incarcerated individual is serving a sentence; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>as required under subsection (c) of this section, the results of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a risk and needs assessment of the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the physical and mental examination of the incarcerated individual; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the educational, vocational, and job history interview of the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Division shall conduct, for each incarcerated individual, as soon as feasible after the individual is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a risk and needs assessment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a physical and mental examination; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an educational, vocational, and job history interview.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Based on the information assembled under subsection (b) of this section, the Division shall classify an incarcerated individual and develop a case plan to guide an incarcerated individual’s rehabilitation while under the custody of the Division.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The case plan developed under this subsection shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>programming and treatment recommendations based on the results of the risk and needs assessment conducted under subsection (c) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>required conduct in accordance with the rules and policies of the Division; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a plan for the payment of restitution, not to supersede any payment plan established by the court, if restitution has been ordered.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In accordance with regulations adopted by the Division, the managing official of each correctional facility shall maintain, as a part of an incarcerated individual’s case record:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an adequate record of the conduct, effort, and progress of the incarcerated individual during confinement; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a record of the character of any offense committed by the incarcerated individual and the nature and amount of punishment inflicted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>To identify an incarcerated individual, the Division may photograph and fingerprint the incarcerated individual and record a description of the incarcerated individual’s personal background data.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-602" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the contents of a case record maintained under § 3–601 of this subtitle may not be disclosed.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The contents of a case record may be disclosed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the record is necessary to ensure proper medical treatment, to a provider of medical services to the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to the incarcerated individual’s attorney;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to a person authorized by a court order;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>to a person expressly authorized by law;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>to a judge of a State court;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>to a State’s Attorney;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>to an employee of any State unit or a federal or local law enforcement unit, if disclosure is in furtherance of the employee’s lawful duties; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>on written request, to a person who has written authorization for the disclosure from the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except for a disclosure under subsection (b)(5) or (6) of this section, an incarcerated individual’s case record may be disclosed only if the managing official of the correctional facility:</text> <level label="1"> <text>approves the disclosure; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is satisfied that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>each applicable condition set forth in subsection (b) of this section has been met;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the record will be used solely for the legitimate purposes of the person or governmental unit that receives it and not for any improper or unauthorized purpose; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the record will not be further disseminated to a person or governmental unit not authorized to receive it.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with this section to establish procedures that govern the disclosure of an incarcerated individual’s case record.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-603" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <text>The managing official of a correctional facility shall present a copy of an incarcerated individual’s case record maintained under § 3–601 of this subtitle, or a summary of the record, to the Maryland Parole Commission:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by the time the incarcerated individual becomes eligible for parole; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at other times on request.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-604" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>If an incarcerated individual is granted a rehearing or new trial by a court asserting jurisdiction over an offense for which the incarcerated individual is confined and the case record maintained under § 3–601 of this subtitle must be provided to the court or a correctional facility to which the incarcerated individual is transferred, the State shall reimburse the correctional facility or political subdivision for the cost of providing the record.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State shall make the payment described under subsection (a) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>through the Administrative Office of the Courts;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after proper certification; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on a monthly basis.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-605" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <text>If, in the trial of a criminal case, the fact that an individual was previously convicted of a crime is admissible in evidence, the case record maintained under § 3-601 of this subtitle is admissible in evidence to prove the fact of the conviction and of the crime for which the individual was convicted.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-606" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <text>On request, the Division shall provide a copy of a case record maintained under § 3-601 of this subtitle to a managing official of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a correctional facility in another state if that state has made reciprocal provisions by law for providing records of its convicted criminals to the authorities of other states;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a federal correctional facility; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a local correctional facility.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-607" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division shall provide a copy of a case record maintained under § 3–601 of this subtitle to a police officer who presents an order for a copy of the record signed by the superintendent or other officer in charge of police in a municipal corporation or county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On or before the 28th day of each month, the Division shall provide to the superintendent or other officer in charge of police in the municipal corporation or county from which the incarcerated individual was committed the following information about each incarcerated individual whose sentence expires the following month:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the incarcerated individual’s name;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date when the incarcerated individual’s sentence commenced;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the county from which the incarcerated individual was committed;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the crime for which the incarcerated individual was committed; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the exact date when the incarcerated individual will be discharged.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-608" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>To increase efficiency in the treatment, management, and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals confined in correctional facilities in the Division, the Division and the Division of Parole and Probation shall exchange records and any other pertinent information that relates to an incarcerated individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Division and the Division of Parole and Probation shall establish the procedures and methods for the exchange of records and other information described in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-609" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>A correctional facility in the Division shall maintain a reserve financial account and a spending financial account for each incarcerated individual in the correctional facility.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The accounts of an incarcerated individual may be charged for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the reasonable value of any State property that the incarcerated individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>willfully or maliciously destroys; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>destroys as the result of gross negligence; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any fees assessed under § 2–118 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commissioner shall adopt regulations that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set forth those items that may be credited to or disbursed from an account under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set forth procedures for carrying out this section, including procedures that provide due process of law to each incarcerated individual before the incarcerated individual’s accounts may be charged with a disbursement under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-611" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 677 OF 2021" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Incarcerated Individuals -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement the Inmate Training and Job Pilot Program established under Title 24, Subtitle 13 of the Education Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The regulations adopted under this section shall include terms of deduction for Pilot Program participation and, if appropriate, provisions governing the work release of Pilot Program participants.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-701" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <text>In this subtitle, “term of confinement” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the length of the sentence, for a single sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the period from the first day of the sentence that begins first through the last day of the sentence that ends last, for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>concurrent sentences;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>partially concurrent sentences;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>consecutive sentences; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a combination of concurrent and consecutive sentences.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-702" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, § 3–711 of this subtitle, and Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article, an incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the Commissioner is entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, or an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article, as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–303 of the Criminal Law Article that occurred on or after October 1, 2024, is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle, if the incarcerated individual was previously convicted of a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-703" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an incarcerated individual who serves a concurrent Maryland sentence in a foreign jurisdiction may be allowed diminution credits under this subtitle only from the date that the incarcerated individual is received into the physical custody of the Commissioner.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-704" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <text>An incarcerated individual shall be allowed a deduction in advance from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an incarcerated individual’s term of confinement includes a consecutive or concurrent sentence for a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or a crime of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance in violation of § 5–612 or § 5–613 of the Criminal Law Article, the deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A deduction under this section may not be allowed for a period during which an incarcerated individual does not receive credit for service of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement, including a period:</text> <level label="1"> <text>during which the incarcerated individual’s sentence is stayed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during which the incarcerated individual is not in the custody of the Commissioner because of escape; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for which the Maryland Parole Commission has declined to grant credit after revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-705" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the incarcerated individual manifests satisfactory performance of assigned work tasks.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The deduction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be calculated:</text> <level label="i"> <text>from the first day that the work task is performed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month during which the incarcerated individual performed the work task.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the determination of deductions authorized under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-706" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, as an incentive to reduce a term of incarceration, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the incarcerated individual manifests satisfactory progress in or completion of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>vocational courses;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>other educational and training courses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>workforce development training;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>cognitive–behavioral therapy;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>substance abuse therapy;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>life skills training; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>antiviolence therapy, including anger management and conflict resolution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from the first day that the incarcerated individual participates in the course; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on a prorated basis for any portion of the calendar month during which the incarcerated individual participates in the course.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-706.1" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, as an incentive to reduce a term of incarceration, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement if the incarcerated individual successfully obtains:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an intermediate high academic certificate;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not more than one certificate of completion of a technical or vocational training program that required at least 600 hours of coursework and is approved by the Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a State High School Diploma by Examination under § 11–808 of the Labor and Employment Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a high school diploma;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>not more than one associate degree; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>not more than one bachelor’s degree.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be 60 days per program completed.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article, the deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be 40 days per program completed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or a sexual offense for which registration under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article is required is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this section.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The deduction allowed under this subsection shall be in addition to any other deduction awarded under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commissioner shall establish a uniform system of deductions and participation criteria allowed under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-707" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of up to 20 days from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the incarcerated individual manifests satisfactory progress in those special selected work projects or other special programs, including recidivism reduction programming, designated by the Commissioner and approved by the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The deduction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be calculated at the rate of up to 10 days for each calendar month, if an incarcerated individual’s term of confinement includes a consecutive or concurrent sentence for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a sexual offense for which registration is required under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a crime of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance in violation of § 5–612 or § 5–613 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from the first day that the incarcerated individual is assigned to the work project or program; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on a prorated basis for any portion of the calendar month during which the incarcerated individual participates in the work project or program.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-708" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <text>Except as provided in § 3–706.1 of this subtitle, and notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may not be allowed a deduction under this subtitle of more than: </text> <level label="1"> <text>20 days for a calendar month for an incarcerated individual described in § 3–707(a)(2) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>30 days for a calendar month for all other incarcerated individuals.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-709" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <level label="a"> <text>If an incarcerated individual violates the applicable rules of discipline, the Division may revoke a portion or all of the diminution credits awarded under §§ 3–704 (good conduct) and 3–707 (special projects) of this subtitle according to the nature and frequency of the violation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not affect the diminution credits awarded under §§ 3–705 (work tasks) and 3–706 (education) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Division may restore diminution credits revoked under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the restoration of revoked diminution credits.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-710" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <text>If an incarcerated individual in the Patuxent Institution or a correctional facility in the Division is admitted to a mental health facility under § 10–614 of the Health – General Article, the incarcerated individual may be allowed diminution credits under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-711" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits"> <text>If an incarcerated individual is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a crime committed while on parole and the parole is revoked, diminution credits that were awarded before the incarcerated individual’s release on parole may not be applied toward the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement on return to the Division.</text> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-801" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division may establish a work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Under the work–release program, an incarcerated individual who is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division may be granted the privilege of leaving actual confinement during necessary and reasonable hours:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to work at gainful public or private employment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to attend school; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>under appropriate conditions, to seek employment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual may apply to the warden of the correctional facility in which the incarcerated individual is confined for permission to participate in the program.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a statement by the incarcerated individual that the incarcerated individual agrees to abide by all terms and conditions of the particular plan that the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee adopts for the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name and address of a proposed employer or school training program, if any; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any other information that the Division or the Commissioner requires, including the incarcerated individual’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A warden may recommend an incarcerated individual’s application to the Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may approve, disapprove, or defer action on the application.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an incarcerated individual’s application is approved, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee shall adopt a work–release plan for the incarcerated individual that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>contains terms and conditions that are necessary and proper;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may include the incarcerated individual’s waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is signed by the incarcerated individual before the incarcerated individual participates in the work–release program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>At any time and for any reason, the Commissioner may revoke approval for an incarcerated individual to participate in the work–release program.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-802" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner may grant weekend leave to an incarcerated individual if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the incarcerated individual has participated for at least 2 months in the work–release program established under § 3–801 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the incarcerated individual’s direct Division supervisor in the work–release program recommends the incarcerated individual for weekend leave.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>determine whether to grant authorization for weekend leave; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>establish terms and conditions for weekend leave, which may include the incarcerated individual’s waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-803" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Division shall designate correctional facilities in the Division to house incarcerated individuals in the work–release program established under § 3–801 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the designated facilities are not reasonably near the place of employment of an incarcerated individual who is in the work–release program, the Division may contract with a political subdivision of the State to house the incarcerated individual in a suitable local correctional facility.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Commissioner shall include as a specific term or condition of an incarcerated individual’s work–release plan the place where the incarcerated individual is to be confined when not released under the work–release program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is released from actual confinement under a work–release plan may not willfully fail to return to the designated place of confinement at the designated times.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An incarcerated individual who knowingly violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of escape and on conviction is subject to the penalties of § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-804" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is employed in the community under a work–release plan shall surrender to the Division the incarcerated individual’s total earnings less any payroll deductions required by law.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Division shall deduct from the incarcerated individual’s earnings in the following order of priority:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an amount the Division determines to be the cost to the State of providing food, lodging, and clothing for the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fees assessed under § 2–118 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the actual and necessary food, travel, and other expenses of the incarcerated individual when released from actual confinement under the work–release program;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any amount that the incarcerated individual is legally obligated to pay to support the incarcerated individual’s dependents; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the amount that a court orders to be paid as restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any balance that remains after the deductions are made under subsection (a) of this section shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>credited to the incarcerated individual’s account; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>paid to the incarcerated individual on release.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any amount deducted under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall be paid to an incarcerated individual’s dependents through the local social services administration in the county in which the dependents reside.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If any part of the incarcerated individual’s final earnings under a work–release plan are required to satisfy the obligatory deductions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the balance of those earnings shall be forwarded to the incarcerated individual within 15 days after the incarcerated individual’s release from the Division’s jurisdiction.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-805" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is employed in the community as a participant in the work–release program established under § 3–801 of this subtitle is not an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the Division while released from confinement under the terms of a work–release plan.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Title 10, Subtitle 3 of this article does not apply when an incarcerated individual released under a work–release plan sustains an injury while engaged in gainful private employment.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-806" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <text>Sections 3–801 through 3–805 of this subtitle do not affect:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an incarcerated individual’s eligibility for parole, as provided in Title 7 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>diminution of an incarcerated individual’s term of confinement, as provided in Subtitle 7 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-807" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division may establish an extended work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Under the extended work–release program, an incarcerated individual who is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division for desertion or nonsupport of a spouse, child, or destitute parent may be granted the privilege of leaving actual confinement:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to work at gainful employment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to live in a noninstitutional environment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>under appropriate conditions, to live at home under intensive supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>When an incarcerated individual who has been convicted of desertion or nonsupport of a spouse, child, or destitute parent is first received at a correctional facility in the Division, the Division of Parole and Probation shall cause an investigation to be made to enable the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee to determine the advisability of placing the incarcerated individual in the extended work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>After reviewing the results of the investigation described in subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may approve, disapprove, or defer action on the placement of an incarcerated individual in the extended work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an incarcerated individual is approved for placement in the extended work–release program, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee shall adopt an extended work–release plan for the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An extended work–release plan:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall contain terms and conditions that are necessary and proper;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall be signed by the incarcerated individual before the incarcerated individual participates in the program; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may be conditioned on the incarcerated individual’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At any time and for any reason, the Commissioner may revoke approval for an incarcerated individual to participate in the extended work–release program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In addition to any other terms and conditions contained in an extended work–release plan, a plan may provide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that the incarcerated individual’s earnings be used to support the incarcerated individual’s family and reimburse the State for the incarcerated individual’s room and board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>that the incarcerated individual work at gainful employment during necessary and reasonable hours;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that the incarcerated individual live in a controlled but noninstitutional environment, under intensive supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in special cases, to serve the general welfare and the best interests of the incarcerated individual’s family and to ensure family unity and more effective rehabilitation after expiration of sentence, that the incarcerated individual live at home under intensive supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual who has been placed in an extended work–release plan, including an incarcerated individual who has been allowed to live at home or elsewhere, is deemed to be in the custody of the Commissioner to the same extent, and subject to the same supervision and control, as an incarcerated individual who is actually confined in a correctional facility until the incarcerated individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is pardoned or paroled; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has served the incarcerated individual’s full sentence less any diminution credits awarded under Subtitle 7 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Commissioner revokes an extended work–release plan, the incarcerated individual shall be returned to actual confinement in a correctional facility until a new plan is approved for the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Other State units, including the Department of Human Services and the Division of Parole and Probation, shall cooperate with the Division to implement and accomplish the objectives of the extended work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Commissioner may adopt regulations to implement the extended work–release program.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual who is released from actual confinement under an extended work–release program may not willfully violate the terms of authorization for release in the incarcerated individual’s extended work–release plan.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An incarcerated individual who knowingly violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of escape and on conviction is subject to the penalties of § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-808" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant compassionate leave to an incarcerated individual confined in a correctional facility in the Division to visit a member of the incarcerated individual’s immediate family who is seriously ill or attend the funeral of a member of the incarcerated individual’s immediate family.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>When granting compassionate leave to an incarcerated individual, the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>issue a written authorization that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>specifies the conditions of the compassionate leave; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be conditioned on the incarcerated individual’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>file a copy of the authorization in the Commissioner’s office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While on compassionate leave, an incarcerated individual at all times shall possess a copy of the authorization for compassionate leave.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The duration of compassionate leave shall include reasonable time:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for travel; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for fulfilling the purpose of the leave.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commissioner may require an incarcerated individual to whom compassionate leave is granted or anyone acting on the incarcerated individual’s behalf to reimburse the Division for the expenses incurred by the Division in granting the leave.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The failure of an incarcerated individual to comply with the terms of the incarcerated individual’s authorization for compassionate leave is a violation of § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-809" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave within or outside of the State as provided under this section to an incarcerated individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is confined in a correctional facility in the Division;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been selected to participate in a prerelease program; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is within 3 months of the incarcerated individual’s anticipated release.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave to an incarcerated individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for an employment interview;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as part of a prerelease program relating to employment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to participate in a community treatment or educational program that will contribute to the incarcerated individual’s rehabilitation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may grant weekend leave to an incarcerated individual if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the incarcerated individual has participated for at least 2 months in a prerelease program as authorized under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the incarcerated individual’s direct Division supervisor in the prerelease program recommends the incarcerated individual for weekend leave; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall establish the terms and conditions of weekend leave, which may include the incarcerated individual’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. on Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-810" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>On the recommendation of treatment staff and with the approval of the managing official of a correctional facility in the Division, the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may grant special leave to an incarcerated individual to allow an incarcerated individual to participate in a special community or other meritorious program or activity within or outside of the State that the Commissioner and managing official believe:</text> <level label="1"> <text>would benefit the incarcerated individual;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>would not be detrimental to the public; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>would help rehabilitate the incarcerated individual.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may grant special leave for the purpose of allowing an incarcerated individual to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>attend an educational program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>improve job skills;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>attend a trade licensing examination;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>be interviewed for employment;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>participate as a volunteer for a governmental unit in an activity that serves the general public;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>participate in athletic competition;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>participate in a civic activity that benefits the incarcerated individual or the community; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>participate in a residential or nonresidential treatment program including a program for pregnant women or a program to establish bonding between mothers and newborn children.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An incarcerated individual granted leave under this section may be allowed to remain outside the institution for any period of time consistent with public safety.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An incarcerated individual is not eligible for special leave under this section unless the managing official and Commissioner concur that positive attitudinal and growth patterns are being established.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Special leave shall be issued in writing and signed personally by both the managing official and either the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>As a condition of granting special leave, the Commissioner may require that the incarcerated individual agree to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner shall file the order granting special leave in the Division.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-811" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Leave"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee may grant family leave to allow an incarcerated individual to visit the incarcerated individual’s family for a reasonable time if the incarcerated individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is confined in a correctional facility in the Division;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is classified to be in prerelease status; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is recommended by the correctional facility’s case management team and managing official.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>When granting family leave to an incarcerated individual, the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>issue a written authorization to the incarcerated individual that specifies the conditions of the family leave; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>file a copy of the authorization in the Commissioner’s office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While on family leave, an incarcerated individual at all times shall possess a copy of the authorization for family leave.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The failure of an incarcerated individual to comply with the terms of the authorization for family leave is a violation of § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section>