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new Board of Patuxent Institution was created, in
addition to the Advisory Board for Defective De-
linquents, to serve as the governing body for the
Institution. By Chapter 401, Acts of 1970, the In-
stitution became a part of the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, and con-
tinued to retain both of these boards. By Chapter
284, Acts of 1975, the Board of Patuxent Institu-
tion and the Advisory Board for Defective Delin-
quents were merged into one single Board, known
as the Board of Patuxent Institution. That com-
bined board provided a general consultative and
advisory service to the staff of the Institution and
the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services on problems and matters relating to its
work. With the total repeal and reenactment of
Article 31 B by Chapter 678, Acts of 1977, the
Board of Patuxent Institution was retained to
consult with and advise the Director and the Sec-
retary with respect to the operation, programs,
services, personnel, and rules and regulations of
the Institution. The Board of Patuxent Institution
consists of the Administrator of the Mental Hy-
giene Administration, the Commissioner of Cor-
rection, and the Director of Parole and Probation
who serve ex officio; a professor of psychiatry at
the Medical School of the University of Maryland
appointed by the Secretary upon nomination of
the president of that university; a professor of
psychiatry at the Medical School of The Johns
Hopkins University appointed by the Secretary
upon nomination of the president of that universi-
ty; a competent sociologist or criminologist from
the faculty of the University of Maryland ap-
pointed by the Secretary upon nomination of the
president of that university; a competent sociolo-
gist or criminologist from the faculty of The
Johns Hopkins University appointed by the Sec-
retary upon nomination of the president of that
university; a full-time professor of constitutional
or criminal law at the Law School of the Univer-
sity of Maryland appointed by the Secretary upon
nomination of the dean of that law school; a full-
time professor of constitutional or criminal law at
the Law School of the University of Baltimore
appointed by the Secretary upon nomination of
the dean of that law school; two practicing mem-
bers of the Maryland Bar with at least five years
experience in the trial of civil or criminal cases;
and six persons from the general public who are
eligible for any of the other appointments to the
Board, appointed by the Secretary with the ap-
proval of the Governor and the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
The members of the Board, other than the ex
officio members, serve a term of four years and
are eligible for reappointment (Code 1957, Art.
31 B, secs. 1-16).
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Institutional Board of Review
Chairperson: Dr. Norma B. Gluckstern, Director,
Patuxent Institution
Ralph W. Packard, Associate Director, Patuxent
Institution; John J. Murry, Associate Director,
Patuxent Institution; Dr. Michael J. Bisco, Act-
ing Associate Director, Patuxent Institution; Ol-
ive W. Quinn, Ph.D., Sociologist; Minor B.
Crager, Professor of Constitutional Law, Univer-
sity of Baltimore School of Law; Edward A.
Tomlinson, Professor of Constitutional Law,
University of Maryland Law School.
The Institutional Board of Review was origi-
nally created by Chapter 467, Acts of 1951. The
Board was continued under Chapter 678, Acts of
1977. The Board is composed of the Director, the
three Associate Directors, the Professor of the
University of Maryland School of Law, the Pro-
fessor of the University of Baltimore School of
Law, and one of the two members of the Board
of Patuxent Institution who are members of the
Maryland Bar, and a sociologist appointed by the
Board from the faculty of an accredited institu-
tion of higher education in Maryland. The Board
of Review is charged with reviewing at least once
each year the status of each eligible person and
his progress under a written treatment plan. The
Board of Review makes appropriate written rec-
ommendations for the future treatment and status
of the person following each review. The Board is
authorized to grant leave or parole to eligible per-
sons if it concludes that such leave or parole will
not impose an unreasonable risk to society and
will assist in the treatment and rehabilitation of
the eligible person. The Board may attach reason-
able conditions to the leave or parole and may re-
voke the status if it finds that the person has vio-
lated such conditions. If the person has success-
fully completed three years on parole without
violation and the Board of Review concludes he
is safe to be permanently released, it may petition
the court to suspend the remaining sentence un-
der conditions the court deems appropriate or to
vacate the remaining sentence. If in its review the
Board concludes that the person is no longer an
eligible person but should remain confined until
paroled by the Parole Commission, or until the
expiration of his sentence, or if the person re-
quests a transfer in writing, the Director notifies
the Commissioner of Correction and the person is
transferred to the appropriate correctional facility
designated by the Commissioner. The person may
not apply for readmission to Patuxent Institution
within three years of his transfer from the Institu-
tion.
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