2013 Maryland Code
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
§ 3-801 - Work-release program -- In general

§3-801.

(a) The Division may establish a work-release program.

(b) Under the work-release program, an inmate who is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division may be granted the privilege of leaving actual confinement during necessary and reasonable hours:

(1) to work at gainful public or private employment;

(2) to attend school; or

(3) under appropriate conditions, to seek employment.

(c) (1) An inmate may apply to the warden of the correctional facility in which the inmate is confined for permission to participate in the program.

(2) An application shall include:

(i) a statement by the inmate that the inmate agrees to abide by all terms and conditions of the particular plan that the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee adopts for the inmate;

(ii) the name and address of a proposed employer or school training program, if any; and

(iii) any other information that the Division or the Commissioner requires, including the inmate’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.

(d) (1) A warden may recommend an inmate’s application to the Commissioner.

(2) The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may approve, disapprove, or defer action on the application.

(3) If an inmate’s application is approved, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee shall adopt a work-release plan for the inmate that:

(i) contains terms and conditions that are necessary and proper;

(ii) may include the inmate’s waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings; and

(iii) is signed by the inmate before the inmate participates in the work-release program.

(4) At any time and for any reason, the Commissioner may revoke approval for an inmate to participate in the work-release program.