Section 11-302 – “Center” to Include Regional Center
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, provisions of this subtitle that apply to a center shall also apply to a regional center.
Section 11-303 – Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) there is a need for centers for the housing and rehabilitation of individuals who have been convicted of crimes but who, in the judgment of the courts and appropriate correctional personnel, can best be rehabilitated without substantial danger to the community in a local community facility; (2) the centers should be […]
Section 11-304 – Scope; Conversion of Work Release Programs Into Centers
(a) This subtitle does not affect: (1) the authority granted under Subtitles 1 and 7 of this title; or (2) a work release program established under Subtitles 1 and 7 of this title. (b) (1) With the approval of the Secretary, a county may convert a work release program established under Subtitles 1 and 7 of this title into a […]
Section 11-305 – Standards
(a) The regulations adopted by the Secretary under § 8-103(a) and (b) of this article shall include minimum State standards for centers. (b) The minimum State standards for centers shall include criteria and guidelines for: (1) siting; (2) physical characteristics, including design and layout; (3) programs and staffing; (4) screening procedures for placement; (5) accounting, reporting, and accountability; and (6) general program and […]
Section 11-306 – Evaluation and Determination of Need
(a) (1) With the assistance and advice of the Commissioner, the Secretary shall evaluate and determine the need, if any, for one or more centers or regional centers in each county or multicounty region of the State. (2) In preparing an evaluation of need as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall: (i) for a center […]
Section 11-307 – Establishment; Capacity
(a) (1) If the Secretary determines and certifies that there is a present need for a center or regional center, the county or counties in a region shall promptly initiate and pursue appropriate procedures to select a suitable site for the center. (2) The Secretary shall cooperate with and assist the county or counties in a region in […]
Section 11-310 – Costs — Use of Federal Funds
(a) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed. (d) (1) A county may accept and use federal funds specifically designated to finance programs or staff in excess of the minimum State standards adopted by the Secretary under § 11–305 of this subtitle. (2) As long as the specifically designated federal funds are used for programs or staff in excess of the minimum State […]
Section 11-311 – Operation
(a) (1) A center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated by a county as authorized under § 11-307(b) of this subtitle shall be operated by the county. (2) The director, staff, and other employees of the center shall be employees of the county. (b) (1) A regional center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated by the counties in a region […]
Section 11-312 – Community Advisory Board
(a) A center shall have a community advisory board. (b) The county operating the center shall determine the advisory function, composition, and appointment of members of the community advisory board. (c) The director of the center shall consult with and generally inform the community advisory board periodically concerning inmates in the center.
Section 11-313 – Appointment and Removal of Director and Assistant Director; Cecil County
(a) If a center is operated by a county in accordance with § 11-311(a) of this subtitle and the county is a charter county, the director and any assistant director shall be appointed and removed by the chief executive officer of the county government with the advice of the community advisory board and the advice and […]
Section 11-314 – Contracts
Subject to applicable budgetary rules, regulations, and procedures and any applicable regional agreement, the State, a county, or a body created in accordance with a regional agreement may enter into contracts and take other appropriate actions necessary or desirable to carry out this subtitle.
Section 11-315 – Programs; Community Use of Facilities
(a) (1) A center shall: (i) have a properly monitored work release program; and (ii) make arrangements for appropriate counseling, educational, and rehabilitative programs and services. (2) A center may arrange for counseling, educational, and rehabilitative programs and services by a purchase of service agreement or contract with a person or governmental unit. (3) To the extent practicable, a center shall […]
Section 11-316 – Placement of Individuals Sentenced to or Detained in State Correctional System
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner may place an inmate in a center if the inmate: (1) is a resident of: (i) the county in which the center is located; or (ii) for a regional center, one of the counties in the region; (2) has: (i) less than 6 months remaining on a sentence; (ii) less […]
Section 11-317 – Placement of Individuals Sentenced to or Detained in Local Correctional System
(a) This section applies to inmates transferred to a center or regional center from a local correctional facility. (b) (1) A center director may recommend to the court that an inmate in a local correctional facility be placed in a center based on locally established procedures. (2) If a center director makes a recommendation as provided under paragraph (1) […]
Section 11-318 – Revocation of Participation
(a) The center director shall establish the terms and conditions of the center with the advice of the community advisory board. (b) The center director may revoke the participation of an inmate in a center if the inmate violates the terms or conditions of the center.
Section 11-319 – Inmates — Leave; Earnings
(a) (1) In accordance with guidelines developed under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the center director or the director’s designee may grant an inmate the privilege of leaving the confines of a center for the following purposes: (i) employment or seeking employment; (ii) educational programs; (iii) vocational training; (iv) community and civic activities; (v) volunteer work; (vi) athletic competition; (vii) personal or family visits; […]
Section 11-320 – Release of Personal Information of Inmate
(a) The center director or the director’s designee may release personal information about an inmate on a “need to know” basis to: (1) essential community resources and volunteer staff for the purpose of obtaining employment, training, education, or treatment services for the inmate on release; and (2) an individual who agrees to sponsor the inmate in the individual’s […]