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 […]
Section 9-610 – Construction of Penalty Provision
If a provision of the Code imposes a penalty of 3 months of imprisonment, the period of 3 months shall be calculated to be 90 calendar days.
Section 9-611 – Copy of the Warrant or Detainer
(a) An individual who is committed or detained, or another individual on that individual’s behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer. (b) If an officer or other individual neglects or refuses to deliver a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if there is one, within 6 hours after […]
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 9-508 – Certification to Governor of Inmates Available for Road Work Force
(a) The Governor may require that the Commissioner of Correction certify to the Governor the number of male inmates who are confined in correctional facilities in the Division of Correction and who are available and physically able to work on public roads of the State. (b) If the governing body of a county or municipal corporation desires […]
Section 9-602.1 – Investigation of Death of Inmate
The Department of State Police shall investigate any death of an inmate suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the inmate is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility.
Section 9-509 – Assignment of Inmates by Governor — State Highway Administration
(a) On receipt of a certification required under § 9-508 of this subtitle, the Governor may assign to the State Highway Administration as many of the inmates certified to the Governor as the State Highway Administration can profitably employ to construct, repair, or maintain the public roads under its jurisdiction. (b) The State Highway Administration shall employ […]