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services. Treatment services also are provided for
individuals on preparole and parole status.

The Commissioner of Correction may refer a
prisoner to Patuxent Institution for evaluation
when so recommended by the sentencing court, the
State's Attorney of the jurisdiction in which the
person was last sentenced, or the staff of the Divi-
sion of Correction. The Commissioner also may
refer prisoners in response to their applications.
Each prisoner referred is transferred to the Institu-
tion for evaluation by a team consisting of at least
three professional employees of the Institution, in-
cluding at least one psychiatrist, one psychologist,
and one social worker or behavioral scientist. The
evaluation team assembles and reviews relevant in-
formation and examines the prisoner. The team
then determines whether the individual is eligible
and states its findings in a report to the Director. If
not eligible, the prisoner is returned to the Division
of Correction to continue his sentence. If eligible,
the prisoner remains at Patuxent Institution for
treatment.

To provide for continuation of treatment, the
Institution operates a community clinic in metro-
politan Baltimore. Here, clinic staff offer psycho-
therapy, job and family counseling, and social
casework services for individuals and families. At the
community clinic, the Institution operates a half-
way house. This residence provides housing and
supportive services for parolees who have no sup-
port in the community Some work-release inmates
also live in the halfway house.

Appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, the Director is chief adminis-
trator of the Institution. Of three Associate Direc-
tors, one must be a psychiatrist and one a behavioral
scientist. They assist primarily in diagnosis and
treatment. The third Associate Director assists in
the field of custody By law, the staff also must
include at least three additional psychiatrists or
clinical psychologists, at least four trained social
workers, a physician, and a dentist (Code 1957, Art.
31B).

INSTITUTIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
not yet appointed
799-3400

The Institutional Board of Review was created
in 1951 (Chapter 476, Acts of 1951) and reorgan-
ized in 1989 (Senate Bill332, Acts of 1989).

At least annually, the Board reviews the status
of each inmate at Patuxent Institution. The Board
may grant leave or parole and, if it determines that
the individual is no longer eligible for the
Institution's programs, it may order the individual
transferred to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner
of Correction. If a person has successfully com-

pleted three years probation without violation, the
Board may petition the court to suspend or vacate
the remaining senterice.

The Board is composed of nine members. They
include the Director and three Associate Directors
of Patuxent Institution. The Governor, with Senate
advice and consent, appoints five members of the
general public to serve terms of four years on the
Board. One appointed member represents a victims'
rights organization. The Governor designates the
chairperson (Code 1957, Art. 31B, sec. 6).

MARYLAND PAROLE COMMISSION

Chairperson: Paul J. Davis, 1991

Appointed by Secretary of Public Safety &
Correctional Services with Governor's approval
and Senate advice & consent: Marjorie A. Jennings,
1989; John W. Wolfgang, 1989; Harry J. Traurig,
1992; Daniel D. Zaccagnini, 1992; Maceo M.
Williams, 1993; Frank G. Pappas, 1994.

Janet Q. Bacon, Administrator for Operations
Nancy M. Dennis, Administrator for Administration

6776 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 307
Baltimore, MD 21215 764-4231

The Maryland Parole Commission originated in
1914 as the Advisory Board of Parole (Chapter 500,
Acts of 1914). In 1922, Board functions were as-
sumed by the Parole Commissioner (Chapter 29,
Acts of 1922). The Board of Parole and Probation
succeeded the Parole Commissioner in 1939
(Chapter 406, Acts of 1939). In 1968, the Board
of Parole and Probation was reformed as the Board
of Parole (Chapter 457, Acts of 1968). It was
replaced by the Maryland Parole Commission in
1976 (Chapter 540, Acts of 1976).

Parole is considered for persons sentenced for a
term of six months or more to the jurisdiction of the
Division of Correction, or to any other place of
confinement or detention for violators of State
criminal laws, when the prisoner has served one-
fourth of the term or consecutive terms in confine-
ment. Commission jurisdiction extends to persons
sentenced under State law to any penal or correc-
tional institution, including local jails and detention
centers.

The Commission uses hearing examiners to hear
certain cases for parole release. The Commission
itself has exclusive power to hear certain serious
cases for parole release and to conduct hearings for
revocation of parole. The Commission can issue
warrants for the return to custody of alleged viola-
tors of parole and to suspend or revoke parole upon
a showing of its violation.