(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Labor” means, as determined by the medical professional responsible for the care of the inmate or detainee, the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. (3) “Physical […]
(a) In this section, “restrictive housing” has the meaning stated in § 9–614 of this subtitle. (b) Except as provided in this section, a pregnant inmate may not be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing, including involuntary medical isolation or infirmary. (c) (1) A pregnant inmate may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing if the managing official of the correctional […]
(a) Whenever the Division of Correction determines that an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division is ill and the facilities of the correctional facility are inadequate to provide treatment for the illness, the Division may direct the managing official of the correctional facility to order the temporary removal of the inmate from the correctional […]
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.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the requirements under this section shall apply to: (i) local detention centers in the following counties by January 1, 2020: 1. Howard County; 2. Montgomery County; 3. Prince George’s County; and 4. St. Mary’s County; and (ii) local detention centers in six additional counties by October 1, 2021. (2) (i) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, […]
// 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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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.
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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
