2013 Maryland Code
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
§ 3-601 - Case record; processing of inmate

§3-601.

(a) Promptly after an inmate is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division, the Division shall assemble an adequate case record for the inmate that includes:

(1) a description of the inmate;

(2) a photograph of the inmate;

(3) the family history of the inmate;

(4) any previous record of the inmate;

(5) a summary of the facts of each case for which the inmate is serving a sentence; and

(6) the results of the physical, mental, and educational examination of the inmate required under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The Division shall conduct a physical, mental, and educational examination of an inmate as soon as feasible after the individual is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division.

(c) Based on the information assembled under subsection (a) of this section, the Division shall classify an inmate and assign the inmate to any available treatment, training, or employment that the Division considers appropriate.

(d) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Division, the managing official of each correctional facility shall maintain, as a part of an inmate’s case record:

(1) an adequate record of the conduct, effort, and progress of the inmate during confinement; and

(2) a record of the character of any offense committed by the inmate and the nature and amount of punishment inflicted.

(e) To identify an inmate, the Division may photograph and fingerprint the inmate and record a description of the inmate’s personal background data.