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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 128

(ii) Debt service related to the facility which
was not initiated wholly or in part for the specific purpose of
accommodating State prisoners;

(iii) Income to the institution from State
(other than the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services) and federal sources, and from inmate contributions,
such as room and board payment from work releases; and

(iv) [Cost] UNREASONABLE OR UNNECESSARY COSTS,
AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, for services or programs which
are not provided at State correctional facilities.

(4)  When providing reimbursement for the housing of
State-sentenced prisoners, the Division of Correction may not
reimburse for the first day of confinement but shall pay for each
day thereafter, including the day of release.

(5)  WHEN PROVIDING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER SUBSECTION (D)
OF THIS SECTION TO A COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY FOR PRISONERS TO BE
HOUSED IN A NEW FACILITY THAT HAS NOT REPLACED EARLIER EXISTING
FACILITIES, FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING REIMBURSEMENT, THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, MAY SELECT AS THE PREVIOUS FISCAL
YEAR'S ACTUAL ANNUAL OPERATING COST EITHER THE BUDGETED COST OF
OPERATION OF THE NEW FACILITY FOR ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF
OPERATION, OR THE ACTUAL ANNUAL OPERATING COST FOR THE PREVIOUS
FISCAL YEAR OF THE EXISTING LOCAL DETENTION CENTER IN THAT COUNTY
OR BALTIMORE CITY.

705.

[A. 1.] (A) (1) A [regional] LOCAL detention center [is a]
MEANS ANY JAIL, WORK RELEASE, OR PRERELEASE CENTER, OR ANY OTHER
CORRECTIONAL facility operated by one or more counties for the
purpose of ADULT detention and confinement.

[2. The terms "county" or "counties" shall include
Baltimore City in all places used herein.]

(2)  "SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.

(3)  "COUNTY" OR "COUNTIES" MEANS 1 OR MORE OF THE 23
COUNTIES OF MARYLAND AND BALTIMORE CITY.

[B.] (B) The governing body of one or more counties may
establish and maintain a [regional] LOCAL detention center and
may enter into a written agreement with each other as to
allocation of responsibility, construction, operation,
maintenance and appointment of personnel. The State may, but
need not be a party to any such agreement.

[C] (C) The chief administrator of a [regional] LOCAL
detention facility shall be responsible for the safekeeping and
care of all prisoners and other persons detained or sentenced to