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 […]
Section 9-606 – Medical Treatment for Juvenile Inmates
(a) This section applies to local correctional facilities and correctional facilities in the Division of Correction. (b) On the recommendation of a health care provider, the managing official of a correctional facility or the managing official’s designee may authorize medical treatment of a juvenile inmate if: (1) in the judgment of the managing official or designee, the treatment […]
Section 9-607 – Investigation of State Correctional Facilities by Grand Juries
At least once each year, the circuit court of each county shall charge its grand jury to: (1) inquire into the operation and management of each State correctional facility located in the county; and (2) present a report of all offenses and omissions of any individual in or that relate to a State correctional facility.
Section 9-608 – Visitation of Local Correctional Facilities by Grand Juries
At least once each year, the grand jury in each county shall: (1) visit each local correctional facility in the county; (2) inquire into the condition of the correctional facility, the manner in which it is maintained, and the treatment of inmates; and (3) report its findings to the circuit court of the county.
Section 9-609 – Release Date; Saturday, Sunday or Holiday
(a) Whenever a date of release from confinement in a State correctional facility is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the inmate shall be released on the first preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (b) The Commissioner of Correction shall adopt regulations: (1) establishing a release plan for inmates upon release from confinement […]
Section 9-609.1 – Identification Cards for Released Inmates
(a) The Commissioner of Correction shall issue an identification card to an inmate before release from confinement in a State correctional facility. (b) The identification card issued under subsection (a) of this section shall meet the requirements for secondary identification for the purpose of an identification card issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under § 12–301 of […]