Maryland Correctional Services Section 3-809

      (a)      The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave within or outside of the State as provided under this section to an inmate who:

            (1)      is confined in a correctional facility in the Division;

            (2)      has been selected to participate in a prerelease program; and

            (3)      is within 3 months of the inmate's anticipated release.

      (b)      The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave to an inmate:

            (1)      for an employment interview;

            (2)      as part of a prerelease program relating to employment; or

            (3)      to participate in a community treatment or educational program that will contribute to the inmate's rehabilitation.

      (c)      (1)      The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration:

                  (i)      may grant weekend leave to an inmate if:

                        1.      the inmate has participated for at least 2 months in a prerelease program as authorized under this section; and

                        2.      the inmate's direct Division supervisor in the prerelease program recommends the inmate for weekend leave; and

                  (ii)      shall establish the terms and conditions of weekend leave, which may include the inmate's agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.

            (2)      Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. on Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.