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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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grant leaves from the pre-release unit for certain purposes;
providing for the status of inmates on leave from a
pre-release facility; requiring inmates to carry certain
forms while on leave from a pre-release facility; including
the Pre-release Unit for Women under the Department of
Correction; repealing a provision relating to centers for
women; and generally relating to the Pre-release Unit for
Women.
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BY adding to
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Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 678C
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1982 Supplement)
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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 689 and 710C
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1982 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
678C.
(A) THE COMMISSIONER MAY OPERATE A PRE-RELEASE UNIT FOR
WOMEN. THE COMMISSIONER MAY OPERATE THE "PRE-RELEASE UNIT FOR
WOMEN", FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE "PRE-RELEASE COMMUNITY ADULT
REHABILITATION CENTER FOR WOMEN", AS A PRE-RELEASE UNIT.
(B) THE COMMISSIONER HAS ALL POWERS, AUTHORITY, DUTIES, AND
FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE PRE-RELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN AS CONFERRED
UPON THE COMMISSIONER IN THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL
AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS.
(C) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE
REHABILITATIVE PRE-RELEASE SERVICES, AND SHALL MAKE THESE
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INMATES OF THE PRE-RELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN.
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(2) COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATIVE PRE-RELEASE SERVICES
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SHALL:
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(I) ASSIST INMATES TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION,
UPGRADE THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND OBTAIN SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT;
(II) GRANT INMATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STRENGTHEN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH EXTENDED
FAMILY LEAVE;
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