614                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 181

the agreement by the District Court judge. A prisoner released
from actual confinement who wilfully fails to return to the county
jail at the time specified in such agreement shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties
provided for escape in Article 27, § 139, of this Code. A prisoner re-
leased from actual confinement who violates any other condition of
such agreement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be subject to an additional term of imprisonment in the county
jail of not more than six months.

(3)  Disposition of earnings.—A prisoner employed pursuant to
this section shall surrender to the Department of Parole and Probation
his total earnings, less payroll deductions required by law. The
Department shall deduct and disburse from such earnings, in the
following order of priority: (i) the cost to the county of providing
food and lodging for such prisoner, (ii) the actual and necessary
food, travel and other expenses of such prisoner when released from
actual confinement in connection with his employment, (iii) any
fines and costs imposed by the District Court, (iv) such amount as
the prisoner may be legally obligated to pay for the support of his
dependents. Any balance remaining after such deductions and dis-
bursements shall be paid to the prisoner upon his final release.

(4)    Status of prisoner.—No prisoner employed in the community
under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be an agent,
employee or involuntary servant of Queen Anne's County, the Sheriff
of the county, or any other judicial or public officer.

(5)   Supplemental powers of District Court judge; revocation,
change, or modification of release; termination of release; proba-
tion.—This section is supplemental to the powers of the District Court
judge contained in Article 26, §§ 146 and 147. At any time during
the period of confinement imposed by the judge he may (i) revoke,
change or modify any release, or the conditions of such release, under
this section in the manner and to the extent provided by Article 27,
§ 700A, (ii) release any prisoner under the provisions of this sec-
tion, notwithstanding that he has already served part of a sentence
previously imposed, or (iii) terminate any release pursuant to this
section and place any person under probation as provided in Article
26, § 146.

(b) Anne Arundel County.—A District Court judge may place
convicted offenders incarcerated at the Anne Arundel County
detention center on a work release program under which persons
sentenced to imprisonment in the Anne Arundel County detention
center may be granted the privilege of leaving actual confinement
during reasonable hours for the purpose of working at gainful em-
ployment, and to make such provisions for the payment of the of-
fender's lawful obligations, after payroll deductions required by law,
for support of his dependents, restitution, payment of fines, court costs
including repayment to the county for assigned counsel, and such
amount determined to be the cost to the county of providing food,
lodging and clothing for the offender, from the moneys earned by him
as the court shall deem reasonable and proper. The earnings of the
prisoner shall be collected and disbursed by the State Department of
Parole and Probation as directed by the court.