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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 12.02.29.04" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="29" heading="Program Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Juvenile Lifer with a Release Date.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A juvenile lifer who has a release date shall be eligible for an outside detail or the work release program, if approved by the Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s designee, denies a juvenile lifer’s participation in an outside detail or the work release program, the Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s designee, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Document the reason for the denial in the inmate’s case record; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide the juvenile lifer with a written explanation of the reason for the decision.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Juvenile Lifer Without a Release Date.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If warranted by exceptional circumstances, a juvenile lifer who does not have a release date shall be eligible for an outside detail if recommended by the Commissioner of Correction, or a designee of the Commissioner, and approved by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Secretary denies an outside detail for a juvenile lifer, the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Document the reason for the denial in the inmate’s case record; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide the juvenile lifer with a written explanation of the reason for the decision.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>