Section 9-612 – Medication for Mental Illness
(a) The Department or the managing official of a local correctional facility shall provide an inmate who has been sentenced to a term of incarceration in the Division of Correction or a term of at least 60 days in a local correctional facility and who has been diagnosed with a mental illness with access to a […]
Section 9-613 – Counseling and Referral of Inmates With Hepatitis C
(a) On or before July 1, 2010, the Department, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services and the Maryland Department of Health, shall develop a process to refer an inmate who has been diagnosed with hepatitis C to the Department of Human Services or the Maryland Department of Health for enrollment in the Maryland Medical […]
Section 9-614 – Restrictive Housing Reports
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Correctional unit” has the meaning stated in § 2–401 of this article. (3) (i) “Restrictive housing” means a form of physical separation that has not been requested by the inmate in which the inmate is placed in a locked room or cell for approximately 22 hours or […]
Section 9-614.1 – Placing Minor in Restrictive Housing
(a) In this section, “restrictive housing” has the meaning stated in § 9–614 of this subtitle. (b) This section applies to a facility operated by a correctional unit, as defined in § 2–401 of this article. (c) A minor may not be placed in restrictive housing unless the managing official of the facility finds by clear and convincing […]
Section 9-615 – Management of Inmate Earnings
(a) This section applies to an inmate in a State or local correctional facility. (b) The Department shall collect an inmate’s earnings. (c) From an inmate’s earnings, the Department shall: (1) if required by law, reimburse the county or State for the cost of providing food, lodging, and clothing to the inmate; (2) pay court ordered payments for support of […]
Section 9-616 – Menstrual Hygiene Products for Female Inmates
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Commission” means the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards. (3) “Menstrual hygiene products” includes tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. (b) This section applies to local correctional facilities and correctional facilities in the Division of Correction. (c) (1) Each correctional facility shall have a […]
Section 9-603.1 – Medication-Assisted Treatment Program
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 PER CHAPTER 532 OF 2019 // (a) Beginning January 1, 2020, the Department shall establish a medication–assisted treatment program that utilizes at least one formulation of each FDA–approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long–acting opioid antagonists used for the treatment of opioid use disorders in the Baltimore Pre–trial […]
Section 9-617 – Identification Cards for Inmates
Each local correctional facility shall develop and implement a policy for assisting inmates to obtain identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under § 12–301 of the Transportation Article either before or after release from confinement.
Section 9-604 – Payment of Burial and Funeral Expenses of Indigent Inmates
(a) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the State shall pay the funeral and burial expenses of an indigent inmate who dies while in the custody of a State correctional facility. (b) The State shall pay the same amount for the funeral and burial expenses of an indigent inmate as the Department of Human […]
Section 9-605 – Liability of Estate of Inmate for Damages and Expenses
(a) The estate of an individual who is sentenced to imprisonment in a correctional facility in the Division of Correction or is to be executed is liable: (1) first, for payment of reparation to each person injured by the individual; and (2) second, for expenses incurred by the State to apprehend, prosecute, convict, and remove the individual. (b) To […]