Section 3-809 – Special Leave and Weekend Leave for Inmates in Prerelease Program
(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 inmate who: (1) is confined in a correctional facility in the Division; (2) has been selected to participate in a prerelease program; and (3) is […]
Section 3-810 – Special Leave for Participation in Special or Meritorious Programs
(a) 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 inmate to allow an inmate to participate in a special community or other meritorious program or activity within or outside of the State […]
Section 3-811 – Family Leave
(a) The Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee may grant family leave to allow an inmate to visit the inmate’s family for a reasonable time if the inmate: (1) is confined in a correctional facility in the Division; (2) is classified to be in prerelease status; and (3) is recommended by the correctional facility’s case management team and managing official. (b) (1) When […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 3-805 – Work-Release Program — Injuries
(a) An inmate 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. (b) Title 10, Subtitle 3 of this article does not apply when […]
Section 3-806 – Work-Release Program — Parole; Diminution Credits
Sections 3-801 through 3-805 of this subtitle do not affect: (1) an inmate’s eligibility for parole, as provided in Title 7 of this article; or (2) diminution of an inmate’s term of confinement, as provided in Subtitle 7 of this title.
Section 3-807 – Extended Work-Release Program
(a) The Division may establish an extended work–release program. (b) Under the extended work–release program, an inmate 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: (1) to work at gainful employment; (2) to live in a noninstitutional environment; […]