Maryland Correctional Services Section 11-720

      (a)      This section applies only in St. Mary's County.

      (b)      (1)      The Sheriff may establish:

                  (i)      a home detention program; and

                  (ii)      a work release program.

            (2)      (i)      If the Sheriff establishes a program under this section, the Sheriff shall adopt regulations necessary to implement each program established.

                  (ii)      If a condition that a court imposes on an inmate is inconsistent with a regulation adopted under this subsection, the condition imposed by the court controls as to that inmate.

      (c)      (1)      At the time of sentencing or at any time during an individual's confinement, the court may allow the individual to participate in any program established under this section if the individual:

                  (i)      is sentenced to the custody of the Sheriff; and

                  (ii)      has no other charges for a felony or a violation of a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article pending in any jurisdiction.

            (2)      An inmate who is participating in any program established under this section and who is sentenced to the St. Mary's County Detention Center may leave the detention center to:

                  (i)      continue regular employment;

                  (ii)      seek new employment; or

                  (iii)      attend any court-ordered treatment appointments.

      (d)      The Sheriff and the Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may charge an inmate participating in the work release program a reasonable monetary amount or program participation fee to pay for the costs incurred by the county for providing the inmate with food, lodging, and clothing.

      (e)      (1)      If an inmate violates a trust or a condition that a court or Sheriff has established for participating in any program established under this section, the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee shall notify the court in writing of the violation.

            (2)      An inmate who violates a trust or a condition that a court or Sheriff has established for participating in any program established under this section is subject to:

                  (i)      removal from the program; and

                  (ii)      cancellation of any earned diminution of the inmate's term of confinement.