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exits in public buildings, and suppression of arson
(Code 1957, Art. 38A).

HANDGUN PERMIT REVIEW BOARD

Chairperson: Donald A. Westcott, 1987

Oscar T. Jobe, 1985; Elmer E. Horsey, 1986, II.
Theodore Prantum, Jr., 1987; Rev. Mervin C.
Gray, 1987.

One Investment Place, Suite 500
Towson 21204 Telephone: 321-3835

The Handgun Permit Review Board was created
by Chapter 13, Acts of 1972.

Any person whose application for a handgun
permit or renewal of a permit has been rejected or
whose permit has been revoked or limited may ask
the Board to review the decision of the Superinten-
dent of the Maryland State Police. The Board can
either sustain, reverse, or modify the decision of
the Superintendent, or conduct a hearing to estab-
lish the facts.

From the general public the Governor appoints
the Board's five members with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Members serve three-year
terms (Code 1957, Art. 27, sec. 36E).

INMATE GRIEVANCE COMMISSION

Chairperson: Paulette Tudor Wirsching, 1988

Joseph S. Matricciani, 1985; James L. Thomas,
1985; Clarence E. Hawkins, 1986; Herbert
Matz, 1987; John S. Ward, 1987; Donald A.
Millard, 1988.

Marvin N. Robbins, Executive Director

One Investment Place, Suite 206
Towson 21204 Telephone: 321-3872

The Inmate Grievance Commission was formed
in 1971 to ajudicate inmate grievances and com-
plaints (Chapter 210, Acts of 1971). Any person
confined to an institution within the Division of
Correction, or otherwise in the custody of the
Commissioner of Correction or confined to the
Patuxent Institution, may submit any grievance or
complaint against any official or employee of the
Division of Correction or Patuxent Institution to
the Inmate Grievance Commission.

The Commission consists of seven members
appointed for four-year terms by the Governor
with the advice of the Secretary of Public Safety
and Correctional Services. At least two members

are lawyers qualified to practice law in the State,
and at least two are persons of knowledge and
experience in one or more of the fields under the
jurisdiction of the Department. The Governor
designates the chairperson with the advice of the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Ser-
vices. The Secretary, with the advice of the Com-
mission and approval of llic Ouvemur, appoints
the Executive Director (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec.
204F).

DIVISION OF PAROLE AND
PROBATION

William J. Devance, Director
Donald Atkinson, Executive Assistant Director

One Investment Place, Suite 702
Tuwsuii 21204 Telephone: 321-3666

The Division of Parole and Probation was origi-
nally created by Chapter 406, Acts of 1939, to
administer State parole and probation laws. By
Chapter 653, Acts of 1953, the Division changed
its name to the Department of Parole and Proba-
tion. The Division was further reorganized by
Chapter 457, Acts of 1968, with the creation of a
Division of Parole and Probation separate from the
Board of Parole. The Division adopted its present
name by Chapter 401, Acts of 1970.

The Director of the Division of Parole and
Probation is the head of the agency. The Director
is appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, with the approval of the
Governor and the advice and consent of the
Senate, and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.

The Division supervises the conduct of parolees
and adult probationers. It regularly informs the
Maryland Parole Commission of parolees' activi-
ties and notifies the District or Circuit Courts of
probationers' activities. The Division recommends,
at its discretion, that the Commission issue war-
rants for the retaking of parolees charged with
violation of parole. Warrants are also requested
from the courts for the apprehension of probation-
ers charged with violation of the conditions of their
probation.

The Division uses a case management system
that classifies offenders based upon their risk of
continued criminal activity and their need for
services. Services to clients include counseling,
casework, diagnosis of substance abuse and other
problems, and referrals to community treatment
programs. The Division also uses citizen volunteers
to aid in the counseling and supervision of parolees
and probationers.