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§ 3-809. Special leave and weekend leave for incarcerated individuals in prerelease program

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional ServicesEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Correctional Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 3. Division of Correction (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Leave (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 3-809
§ 3-809. Special leave and weekend leave for incarcerated individuals in prerelease program
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(a) 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:
(1) is confined in a correctional facility in the Division;
(2) has been selected to participate in a prerelease program; and
(3) is within 3 months of the incarcerated individual's anticipated release.
(b) The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave to an incarcerated individual:
(1) for an employment interview;
(2) as part of a prerelease program relating to employment; or
(3) to participate in a community treatment or educational program that will contribute to the incarcerated individual's rehabilitation.
(c)(1) The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration:
(i) may grant weekend leave to an incarcerated individual if:
1. the incarcerated individual has participated for at least 2 months in a prerelease program as authorized under this section; and
2. the incarcerated individual's direct Division supervisor in the prerelease program recommends the incarcerated individual for weekend leave; and
(ii) 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.
(2) Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. on Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 27, § 700C.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 3-809, MD CORR SERV § 3-809
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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