WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 6

financial matters and certain aspects of the inmate
population of the Patuxent Institution; requiring annual
reports by the Director of the Patuxent Institution to be
sent to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services and the Governor; making conforming and stylistic
changes; requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services to conduct a study of Patuxent
Institution; requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services to develop certain criteria for
measuring recidivism rates for Patuxent Institution and the
Division of Correction; requiring the Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services to review the status of
work release and leave inmates at Patuxent Institution
before reinstituting the work release and leave programs;
making provisions of this Act severable; making this Act an
emergency measure; and generally relating to the
organization and procedures of Patuxent Institution.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 678

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 31B - Patuxent Institution

Section 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9(e), 10, and 11

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 31B - Patuxent Institution

Section 3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 31B - Patuxent Institution

Section 3, 4A, and 11A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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