The Commission consists of seven members ap-
pointed 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 experi-
ence in one or more of the fields under the juris-
diction of the Department. The Governor
designates the chairperson with the advice of the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services. The Secretary, with the advice of the
Commission and approval of the Governor, ap-
points the Executive Director (Code 1957, Art.
41, sec. 4-1104).

SUNDRY CLAIMS BOARD

Chairperson: J. Basil Wisner, assignee of
Comptroller of the Treasury

H. Louis Stettler III, Secretary of Budget and
Fiscal Planning; Alice Mahoney, designee of
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services.

6776 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 310
Baltimore 21215 Telephone: 764-4038

The Sundry Claims Board was established in
1961 (Chapter 440, Acts of 1961). The Board ad-
ministers claims filed by any prisoner who has
been injured in the course of employment while
working for compensation in the Patuxent Institu-
tion, the Maryland Penitentiary, the Maryland
House of Correction, or any other institution
under the supervision of the Division of Correc-
tion.

The Board consists of three ex officio members
or their designees. The Governor designates the
chairperson and secretary (Code 1957, Art. 41,
sec. 188A).

DIVISION OF PAROLE AND
PROBATION

William J. DeVance, Director
Dr. Donald Atkinson, Executive Assistant Director

6776 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 305
Baltimore 21215 Telephone: 764-^274

The Division of Parole and Probation was origi-
nally created in 1939 to administer State parole
and probation laws (Chapter 406, Acts of 1939).
In 1953, the Division was renamed the Depart-
ment of Parole and Probation (Chapter 653, Acts

of 1953). The Division was reorganized in 1968
with the creation of a Division of Parole and Pro-
bation separate from the Board of Parole (Chapter
457, Acts of 1968). In 1970, the Division adopted
its present name (Chapter 401, Acts of 1970).

The Director of the Division of Parole and Pro-
bation 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 Sen-
ate, 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 recom-
mends, at its discretion, that the Commission is-
sue warrants for the retaking of parolees charged
with violation of parole. Warrants are also re-
quested from the courts for the apprehension of
probationers charged with violation of the condi-
tions 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 volun-
teers to help counsel and supervise parolees and
probationers.

The Division conducts various types of investi-
gations, when requested, for the courts of Mary-
land, the Parole Commission, and the Office of
the Governor. Unless otherwise ordered, a
presentence investigation is completed for the
court when the sentencing of a defendant convict-
ed of felony in a Circuit Court may result in the
defendant being remanded to the jurisdiction of
the Division of Correction or referred to Patuxent
Institution. When requested by the Governor or
his designee, the Division conducts investigations
and prepares reports on persons who apply for
pardon, commutation of sentence, or clemency.
Investigations are conducted for the Parole Com-
mission to aid them in determining whether pa-
role should be granted. The Division also investi-
gates the home and employment proposals of
parolees and probationers from other states who
want to live in Maryland under the Uniform Out-
of-State Parolee Supervision Act, and at the direc-
tion of the Court of Special Appeals, investigates,
reports, and makes recommendations regarding
applications for review of criminal sentences.