HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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the [regional] LOCAL detention facility from the time they are
lawfully detained in or committed thereto, until discharged,
released or withdrawn pursuant to court order or other lawful
authority. Nothing herein shall affect the powers and duties of
the sheriff of any county in respect to the safekeeping and
custody of all prisoners or persons, except when the prisoners or
persons are lawfully assigned to a [regional] LOCAL detention
facility OPERATED BY MORE THAN 1 COUNTY.
(D) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION:
[D. 1.] (1) Upon the determination by a county or counties
to build or maintain a [regional] LOCAL detention center,
application may be made to the [Commissioner of Corrections]
SECRETARY for financial assistance for the construction or
enlargement of the facility. The applicant shall provide such
information in such form as may be required by the [Commissioner]
SECRETARY, including the PROGRAM AND plans for construction, and
the rehabilitation and training programs to be instituted.
[2.] (2) Where any county or counties has its plan
for construction approved by the [Commissioner] SECRETARY the
State shall pay the same share as that provided for jail
construction or rehabilitation.
[3.] (3) The [Commissioner of Corrections] SECRETARY
is hereby authorized to receive any grant of funds from the
federal government or any other public or private foundation or
agency for the purposes designated [herein] IN THIS SECTION.
[4.] (4) In the event [the] ANY county OR THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE [commissioners of any county, or of the counties]
maintaining, operating or participating in a [regional] LOCAL
detention and correctional center [or the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore provide] PROVIDES for making improvements resulting
from the adoption of mandatory or approved standards to the
[regional] LOCAL detention and correctional center, the jail or
other such places of detention of said county, counties or city,
the State, through the Board of Public Works, shall make
provision for paying one-half of the costs of such construction
or improvements, the plans and costs for same to be approved by
the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the
Division of Correction, the Department of General Services and
the Department of State Planning.
(E) (1) ON A DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY THAT THE
ANTICIPATED CONFINEMENT OF PRISONERS IN A COUNTY'S LOCAL
DETENTION CENTER AS A RESULT OF SENTENCES IMPOSED UNDER §
690(C)(2) AND (3) OF THIS ARTICLE WOULD CAUSE THE CAPACITY OF
THAT DETENTION CENTER TO BE EXCEEDED, THE COUNTY MAY MAKE
APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OR ENLARGEMENT OF THE DETENTION CENTER.
(2) FOR PURPOSES OF ANTICIPATING PRISONER CONFINEMENT
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE SECRETARY ANNUALLY
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