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142 MARYLAND MANUAL nine members, of whom two are ex officio and seven are appointed. The ex officio members are the Commissioner of Correction and the Chairman of the Parole Board. The remaining seven members are appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. The Advisory Board studies and observes procedures in and the development and progress of the parole and probation system in Maryland. It also advises the Director of the Department of Parole and Probation and the Board of Parole on the establishment of standards and policies. It also assists in achieving cooperation between the Department of Parole and Probation and other public and volun- tary agencies and in interpreting the work and needs of the Board ana the Department to the public and final bodies. The Board has no staff and no budget (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp., Art. 41, sec. 127). BOARD OF PAROLE Chairman: David T. Mason, 1976 Jasper R. Clay, Jr. 1970; Herbert Matz, 1972; Henry P. Turner, 1973; James L. Thomas, 1974. Phyllis J. Erlich, Administrative Officer 500 Jackson Towers, 1123 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3010 The Board of Parole was created by Chapter 457, Acts of 1968 to become effective on January 1, 1969. The new Board replaces the Board of Parole and Probation. The Board is composed of a chairman and four associate members, all of whom are appointed for terms of eight years each by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor designates the Chairman of the Board. The Board has exclusive power to hear cases for parole release and revocation, and to authorize the parole of persons sentenced under the laws of this State to any penal or correctional institution. The Board also has the power to issue warrants for the return to custody of alleged violators of parole and to suspend or revoke a parole upon a showing of a violation of the conditions thereof. The presence of at least two members of the Board is required for the hearing of all cases for parole release and revocation, and the concurrence of at least two members of the Board is required for any action. The Board conducts hearings for inmates who have served one-fourth of their sentences, at least each month, at the penal or correctional institutions under the supervision and control of the Department of Correctional Services and, as often as may be required, at jails or other places of penal confinement or detention in the State. In addi- tion, the 'Board evaluates information on the activities of parolees as reported by the Department of Parole and Probation and makes recommendations to the Governor with respect to life cases, pardons, and commutations of sentences (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp., Art. 41, sees. 107-114). Appropriations 1969 1970 General Funds ................................................ $110,763 $180,678 SUNDRY CLAIMS BOARD Chairman: Francis B. Burch Louis L. Goldstein, Secretary; James P. Slicher, Member 1200 One Charles Center, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 539-5413 |
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