The Institutional Board of Review, also created by Chapter 629,
Acts of 1961, is charged with reviewing and thoroughly re-examining
every patient confined as a Defective Delinquent not less than once
in every calendar year. This Board makes recommendations for future
status and treatment of each patient and is authorized to grant leaves
or paroles to patients when it is determined that society and the
patient would benefit from such status. This Board sets the terms
and conditions of any such leave or parole, and may revoke same at
any time. In addition, this Board makes recommendations to the
Court of proper jurisdiction for the termination of the indeterminate
sentence of defective delinquents when it believes that the patient is
sufficiently improved to warrant his unconditional release from cus-
tody.

The Institution has a rated capacity of 600 patients. The popula-
tion on July 1, 1963 was 434 (Code 1957, 1962 Supp., Art. 31B; Art.
27, sec. 706A).

Appropriations 1963 1964

General Funds .................................. $1,857,862 $2,121,719
Staff: 330.

DEPARTMENT OF PAROLE AND PROBATION

Board of Parole and Probation

Chairman: Paul C. Wolman, 1965
Joseph A. Mattingly, 1967; Henry P. Turner, 1969

The Department

Paul C. Wolman, Director
Ralph S. Falconer, Executive Secretary
Norman H. Katz, State Supervisor

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: 837-9000

The Department of Parole and Probation was established by Chap-
ter 625, Acts of 1953, to succeed the Division of Parole and Probation,
created by Chapter 406, Acts of 1939, to administer the parole and
probation laws of the State. The Department is headed by the Board
of Parole and Probation, which consists of a chairman and two associ-
ate members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, for six-year terms, one term expiring every two years.
The chairman of the Board serves as Director of the Department. He
may assign members of the Board to administrative and other duties
as required.

The Board of Parole and Probation may upon the vote of two of
its members parole any person confined in the correctional institu-
tions of the State except those serving life sentences. Parole of pris-
oners sentenced to life terms is the joint responsibility of the Gover-
nor and the Board. The Board also controls the release of prisoners
serving indeterminate sentences at the Maryland Institution for
Women and the Maryland Institution for Men. The Department admin-
isters the Interstate Compact for the reciprocal supervision of parolees
and probationers. It makes available the services of its parole and
probation officers to the Circuit Courts, the Criminal Court, the Munic-
ipal Court of Baltimore City, and People's and Magistrates Courts
(Code 1957, Art. 41, secs. 107-131). It has field offices in Baltimore
City, Bel Air, Easton, Ellicott City, Hagerstown, Rockville and Upper
Marlboro.