1951). The Board was reorganized and renamed as
the Board of Review in 1989 (Chapter 6, 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 completed three years proba-
tion without violation, the Board may petition the
court to suspend or vacate the remaining sentence.
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).

CITIZENS'ADVtSOKT SOARD
Thomas F. Courtless, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services:
Elizabeth J. Blocker; Delores C. Fowlkes; George
F. Gardineer, D.D.S.; Russell E. Hamill, Jr.;
Lemuel Edward Porter; George B. Rasin, Jr.;
Linda S. Thompson.

The Citizens' Advisory Board for Patuxent Institu-
tion was created in 1989 (Chapter 6, Acts of 1989).
The Board advises the Director ofParuxent Institution
and the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services on the operation and programs ofParuxent
Institution (Code 1957, Art. 31B, sec. 3).

MARYLAND PAROLE COMMISSION

Paul J. Davis, Chairperson, 1991

Appointed by Secretary of Public Safety <6r Correctional
Services with Governor's approval and Senate advice &
consent: Harry J. Traurig, 1991; Daniel D.
Zaccagnini, 1992; Maceo M. Williams, 1993;
Frank G. Pappas, 1994; Michael C. Blount, 1995;
Marjorie A. Jennings, 1995.

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 ofPuole (Chapter 500,
Acisofl914). In 1922, Board functions were assumed
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 Beard of Parole and Proba-
tion was reformed as the Board of Parole (Chapter
457, Acts of 1968). It was replaced by the Maryland
Earole 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 con-
finement or detention for violators of State criminal
laws, when the prisoner has served one-fourth of the
term or consecutive terms in confinement. Commis-
sion jurisdiction extends to persons sentenced under
State law to any penal or correctional 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
violators of parole and to suspend or revoke parole
upon a showing of its violation.
Decisions of Commission hearing examiners, if
concurred with by the Commission on summary
review, become final. A final decision of the hearing
examiner may be appealed to a panel of Commis-
sion members for review upon the record. The
decision of the appeal panel is final.
On its own initiative, the Commission must ask
the Division of Parole and Probation to make inves-
tigations that aid the Commission in determining
the advisabilicy of granting parole. The Commission
evaluates information from the Division of Parole
and Probation on the behavior of parolees. In addi-
tion, the Commission directs the Division of Parole
and Probation to conduct investigations from
which recommendations are made to the Governor
on pardons, commutations of sentences, and parole
of persons sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Commission also is authorized to negotiate
and execute tri-parry contracts for the release on
parole of an inmate at a predetermined future date,
conditioned upon the fulfillment of the conditions
specified in the contract. Signatories to such mutual
agreements are the Maryland Parole Commission,
the Commissioner of Correction, and the inmate.
The Commission is composed of seven mem-
bers. All are appointed for six-year terms by the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services
with the Governor's approval and Senate advice
and consent. Each member must be a State resident
with training and experience in law, sociology,
psychology, psychiatry, education, social work, or
criminology With the approval of the Governor, the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services
designates the chairperson (Code 1957, Art. 41,
sees. 4-501 through 4-512).