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MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-602 - Disclosure of Case Record

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the contents of a case record maintained under § 3-601 of this subtitle may not be disclosed.    (b)    The contents of a case record may be disclosed:        (1)    if the record is necessary to ensure proper medical treatment, to a provider of medical services to the inmate;        (2)    to the inmate’s attorney;        (3)    to a person authorized by a court order;        (4)    to a person expressly authorized by law;        (5)    to a judge of a State court;        (6)    to a State’s Attorney;        (7)    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        (8)    on written request, to a person who has written authorization for the disclosure from the inmate.    (c)    Except for a disclosure under subsection (b)(5) or (6) of this section, an inmate’s case record may be disclosed only if the managing official of the correctional facility:        (1)    approves the disclosure; and        (2)    is satisfied that:            (i)    each applicable condition set forth in subsection (b) of this section has been met;            (ii)    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            (iii)    the record will not be further disseminated to a person or governmental unit not authorized to receive it.    (d)    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with this section to establish procedures that govern the disclosure of an inmate’s case record.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-603 - Providing Case Record to Parole Commission

    The managing official of a correctional facility shall present a copy of an inmate’s case record maintained under § 3-601 of this subtitle, or a summary of the record, to the Maryland Parole Commission:         (1)    by the time the inmate becomes eligible for parole; and        (2)    at other times on request.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-604 - State Reimbursement for Cost of Providing Case Record

    (a)    If an inmate is granted a rehearing or new trial by a court asserting jurisdiction over an offense for which the inmate 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 inmate is transferred, the State shall reimburse the correctional facility or political subdivision for the cost of providing the record.    (b)    The State shall make the payment described under subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    through the Administrative Office of the Courts;        (2)    after proper certification; and        (3)    on a monthly basis.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-605 - Admissibility of Case Record in Evidence

    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.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-606 - Providing Case Record to Another State

    On request, the Division shall provide a copy of a case record maintained under § 3-601 of this subtitle to a managing official of:         (1)    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;        (2)    a federal correctional facility; and        (3)    a local correctional facility.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-607 - Providing Case Record and Other Information to Local Police

    (a)    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.    (b)    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 inmate was committed the following information about each inmate whose sentence expires the following month:        (1)    the inmate’s name;        (2)    the date when the inmate’s sentence commenced;        (3)    the county from which the inmate was committed;        (4)    the crime for which the inmate was committed; and        (5)    the exact date when the inmate will be discharged.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-608 - Exchange of Information

    (a)    To increase efficiency in the treatment, management, and rehabilitation of inmates 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 inmate.    (b)    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.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 6 - Inmates -- Case Records; Disciplinary Action; Property; Financial Accounts|Section 3-609 - Financial Accounts of Inmates

    (a)    A correctional facility in the Division shall maintain a reserve financial account and a spending financial account for each inmate in the correctional facility.    (b)    The accounts of an inmate may be charged for:        (1)    the reasonable value of any State property that the inmate:            (i)    willfully or maliciously destroys; or            (ii)    destroys as the result of gross negligence; or        (2)    any fees assessed under § 2-118 of this article.    (c)    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations that:        (1)    set forth those items that may be credited to or disbursed from an account under this section; and        (2)    set forth procedures for carrying out this section, including procedures that provide due process of law to each inmate before the inmate’s accounts may be charged with a disbursement under subsection (b) of this section.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-701 - "Term of Confinement" Defined

    In this subtitle, “term of confinement” means:         (1)    the length of the sentence, for a single sentence; or        (2)    the period from the first day of the sentence that begins first through the last day of the sentence that ends last, for:            (i)    concurrent sentences;            (ii)    partially concurrent sentences;            (iii)    consecutive sentences; or            (iv)    a combination of concurrent and consecutive sentences.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-702 - Inmates Entitled to Diminution Credits

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, § 3–711 of this subtitle, and Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article, an inmate committed to the custody of the Commissioner is entitled to a diminution of the inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.    (b)    An inmate 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 inmate 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 inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.    (c)    An inmate 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 inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle, if the inmate 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.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-703 - Concurrent Sentence in Foreign Jurisdiction

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an inmate who serves a concurrent Maryland sentence in a foreign jurisdiction may be allowed diminution credits under this subtitle only from the date that the inmate is received into the physical custody of the Commissioner.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-704 - Diminution Credits -- Good Conduct

    (a)    An inmate shall be allowed a deduction in advance from the inmate’s term of confinement.    (b)    (1)    The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:            (i)    from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the inmate’s term of confinement;            (ii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and            (iii)    on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.        (2)    If an inmate’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.    (c)    A deduction under this section may not be allowed for a period during which an inmate does not receive credit for service of the inmate’s term of confinement, including a period:        (1)    during which the inmate’s sentence is stayed;        (2)    during which the inmate is not in the custody of the Commissioner because of escape; or        (3)    for which the Maryland Parole Commission has declined to grant credit after revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-705 - Diminution Credits -- Work Tasks

    (a)    (1)    In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an inmate may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the inmate’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the inmate manifests satisfactory performance of assigned work tasks.        (2)    The deduction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be calculated:            (i)    from the first day that the work task is performed; and            (ii)    on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month during which the inmate performed the work task.    (b)    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the determination of deductions authorized under this section.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-706 - Diminution Credits -- Education

    (a)    In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, as an incentive to reduce a term of incarceration, an inmate may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the inmate’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the inmate manifests satisfactory progress in or completion of:        (1)    vocational courses;        (2)    other educational and training courses;        (3)    workforce development training;        (4)    cognitive–behavioral therapy;        (5)    substance abuse therapy;        (6)    life skills training; or        (7)    antiviolence therapy, including anger management and conflict resolution.    (b)    The deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:        (1)    from the first day that the inmate participates in the course; and        (2)    on a prorated basis for any portion of the calendar month during which the inmate participates in the course.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-707 - Diminution Credits -- Special Projects

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an inmate may be allowed a deduction of up to 20 days from the inmate’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the inmate 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.        (2)    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 inmate’s term of confinement includes a consecutive or concurrent sentence for:            (i)    a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;            (ii)    a sexual offense for which registration is required under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or            (iii)    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.    (b)    A deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:        (1)    from the first day that the inmate is assigned to the work project or program; and        (2)    on a prorated basis for any portion of the calendar month during which the inmate participates in the work project or program.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-708 - Limitation on Total Number of Deductions

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an inmate may not be allowed a deduction under this subtitle of more than:         (1)    20 days for a calendar month for an inmate described in § 3–707(a)(2) of this subtitle; and        (2)    30 days for a calendar month for all other inmates.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-709 - Revocation of Diminution Credits for Violations of Rules of Discipline

    (a)    If an inmate 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.    (b)    This section does not affect the diminution credits awarded under §§ 3-705 (work tasks) and 3-706 (education) of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    The Division may restore diminution credits revoked under this section.        (2)    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the restoration of revoked diminution credits.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-710 - Admittance to Mental Health Facility

    If an inmate 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 inmate may be allowed diminution credits under this subtitle.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits|Section 3-711 - Effect of Parole Violation on Diminution Credits

    If an inmate 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 inmate’s release on parole may not be applied toward the inmate’s term of confinement on return to the Division.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 8 - Leave|Section 3-801 - Work-Release Program -- in General

    (a)    The Division may establish a work-release program.    (b)    Under the work-release program, an inmate who is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division may be granted the privilege of leaving actual confinement during necessary and reasonable hours:        (1)    to work at gainful public or private employment;        (2)    to attend school; or        (3)    under appropriate conditions, to seek employment.    (c)    (1)    An inmate may apply to the warden of the correctional facility in which the inmate is confined for permission to participate in the program.        (2)    An application shall include:            (i)    a statement by the inmate that the inmate agrees to abide by all terms and conditions of the particular plan that the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee adopts for the inmate;            (ii)    the name and address of a proposed employer or school training program, if any; and            (iii)    any other information that the Division or the Commissioner requires, including the inmate’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.    (d)    (1)    A warden may recommend an inmate’s application to the Commissioner.        (2)    The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may approve, disapprove, or defer action on the application.        (3)    If an inmate’s application is approved, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee shall adopt a work-release plan for the inmate that:            (i)    contains terms and conditions that are necessary and proper;            (ii)    may include the inmate’s waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings; and            (iii)    is signed by the inmate before the inmate participates in the work-release program.        (4)    At any time and for any reason, the Commissioner may revoke approval for an inmate to participate in the work-release program.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 8 - Leave|Section 3-802 - Work-Release Program -- Weekend Leave

    (a)    The Commissioner may grant weekend leave to an inmate if:        (1)    the inmate has participated for at least 2 months in the work-release program established under § 3-801 of this subtitle; and        (2)    the inmate’s direct Division supervisor in the work-release program recommends the inmate for weekend leave.    (b)    The Commissioner shall:        (1)    determine whether to grant authorization for weekend leave; and        (2)    establish terms and conditions for weekend leave, which may include the inmate’s waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings.    (c)    Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 8 - Leave|Section 3-803 - Work-Release Program -- Housing of Inmates

    (a)    (1)    The Division shall designate correctional facilities in the Division to house inmates in the work-release program established under § 3-801 of this subtitle.        (2)    If the designated facilities are not reasonably near the place of employment of an inmate who is in the work-release program, the Division may contract with a political subdivision of the State to house the inmate in a suitable local correctional facility.        (3)    The Commissioner shall include as a specific term or condition of an inmate’s work-release plan the place where the inmate is to be confined when not released under the work-release program.    (b)    (1)    An inmate 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.        (2)    An inmate 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.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  3-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 3 - Division of Correction|Subtitle 8 - Leave|Section 3-804 - Work-Release Program -- Disposition of Earnings

    (a)    An inmate who is employed in the community under a work-release plan shall surrender to the Division the inmate’s total earnings less any payroll deductions required by law.    (b)    (1)    The Division shall deduct from the inmate’s earnings in the following order of priority:            (i)    an amount the Division determines to be the cost to the State of providing food, lodging, and clothing for the inmate;            (ii)    fees assessed under § 2-118 of this article;            (iii)    the actual and necessary food, travel, and other expenses of the inmate when released from actual confinement under the work-release program;            (iv)    subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any amount that the inmate is legally obligated to pay to support the inmate’s dependents; and            (v)    the amount that a court orders to be paid as restitution.        (2)    Any balance that remains after the deductions are made under subsection (a) of this section shall be:            (i)    credited to the inmate’s account; and            (ii)    paid to the inmate on release.        (3)    Any amount deducted under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall be paid to an inmate’s dependents through the local social services administration in the county in which the dependents reside.    (c)    If any part of the inmate’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 inmate within 15 days after the inmate’s release from the Division’s jurisdiction.