(a) 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:
(1) its expenses, receipts, disbursements, condition, and progress;
(2) the number of incarcerated individuals and each incarcerated individual’s age, sex, race, place of conviction, crime, and term of confinement;
(3) the number of incarcerated individuals who escape, are pardoned, or discharged;
(4) the job classifications for incarcerated individuals labor in each department and facility under the authority of the Division;
(5) the daily wage scale at each prison for each job classification under the authority of the Division;
(6) the total number of incarcerated individuals currently employed at facilities under the authority of the Division, disaggregated by facility;
(7) the annual cost of living for incarcerated individuals, including the average cost of:
(i) telephone calls, including calls to medical providers;
(ii) video calls; and
(iii) items available for purchase at a commissary, including:
1. feminine hygiene products;
2. toiletries; and
3. medications; and
(8) any remarks and suggestions the Commissioner considers necessary to advance the interests of the correctional facility.
(b) 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.
(c) The Commissioner shall verify the report and statement required by this section.
(d) 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.
Credits
Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 524, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 142, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 47, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 48, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. October 1, 2023.
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.
