84                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 45

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION—HAGERSTOWN REGARD-
LESS OF AGE. THE COURTS OF THIS STATE, INSTEAD OF
IMPOSING SENTENCES OF FIXED DURATION UPON MALE
OFFENDERS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS SUBSECTION MAY
SENTENCE THEM TO THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL IN-
STITUTION—HAGERSTOWN FOR AN INDETERMINATE
PERIOD OF TIME WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED THE MAXI-
MUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT PROVIDED BY STATUTE
FOR THE OFFENSES OF WHICH SAID PERSON WAS CON-
VICTED; AND IN THE EVENT NO PENALTY IS PRESCRIBED
BY STATUTE FOR SAID OFFENSES THEN THE COURT
SHALL PRESCRIBE THE MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISON-
MENT; BUT NOTHING IN THIS SENTENCE APPLIES TO ANY
CASE IN WHICH THE SENTENCE IS LIFE IMPRISONMENT
OR TO THE SERVICE OF TIME FOR NONPAYMENT OF A
FINE.

(E) THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR
WOMEN JESSUPS JESSUP, WHICH IS THE PLACE OF CON-
FINEMENT AND TRAINING FOR ALL FEMALE OFFENDERS
WHO ARE SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT IN ANY INSTI-
TUTION OTHER THAN A JAIL, FOR AN OFFENSE FOR WHICH
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY EXCEEDS THREE (3) MONTHS.

ANY FEMALE OFFENDER WHO MAY BE SENTENCED TO
DEATH SHALL BE DETAINED IN PROPER SEGREGATION
AND UNDER ADEQUATE CONTROL IN THE MARYLAND COR-
RECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN JESSUPS JESSUP
UNTIL NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO
THE TIME FIXED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE EXECUTION
OF SUCH OFFENDER, AT WHICH TIME THE OFFENDER
SHALL BE TRANSFERRED, BY AUTHORITY OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF CORRECTION, TO THE DEATH HOUSE IN
THE MARYLAND PENITENTIARY FOR SUCH EXECUTION,
TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF
THE WARDEN OF THE MARYLAND PENITENTIARY IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 71 TO 79,
BOTH INCLUSIVE, OF THIS ARTICLE, AND IN THE PRES-
ENCE OF FEMALE OFFICERS ASSIGNED FOR THIS PUR-
POSE. THE COURTS OF THIS STATE, INSTEAD OF IMPOS-
ING SENTENCE OF FIXED DURATION UPON FEMALE OF-
FENDERS, MAY SENTENCE THEM TO THE MARYLAND COR-
RECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN JESSUPS JESSUP
FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD OF TIME WHICH MAY
NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT
PROVIDED BY STATUTE FOR THE OFFENSE OF WHICH
SAID PERSON WAS CONVICTED AND IN THE EVENT NO
PENALTY IS PROVIDED BY STATUTE FOR SAID OFFENSE
THEN THE COURT SHALL PRESCRIBE THE MAXIMUM
TERM OF IMPRISONMENT; BUT NOTHING IN THIS SUB-
SECTION RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF AN INDE-
TERMINATE SENTENCE APPLIES TO ANY CASE IN WHICH
THE SENTENCE IMPOSED IS LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT WHEN-
EVER IN THE LAWS OR IN THE RULES OR REGULATIONS
OF ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD OR
OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR OF ANY