Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

LEAVE BEFORE THE BOARD OF REVIEW DECIDES WHETHER TO GRANT WORK
RELEASE OR LEAVE STATUS TO AN ELIGIBLE PERSON.

(2) (3) THE BOARD OF REVIEW SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE
VICTIM OF THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW REGARDING LEAVE OR
WORK RELEASE.

(3) (4) THE VICTIM MAY DESIGNATE, IN WRITING TO THE
BOARD OF REVIEW, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO IS
A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, TO RECEIVE NOTICE FOR THE VICTIM.

(4) (5) THE BOARD OF REVIEW SHALL DELETE THE VICTIM'S
ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER BEFORE EXAMINATION OF ANY DOCUMENT BY
THE INMATE OR THE INMATE'S REPRESENTATIVE. THE ELIGIBLE PERSON OR

THE ELIGIBLE PERSON'S REPRESENTATIVE.

11.

(a)  A person confined at the Institution shall be released
upon expiration of his sentence in the same manner and subject to
the same conditions as if he were being released from a
correctional facility. The director shall notify the Commissioner
30 days prior to the release.

(b)   [At any time after] AFTER transfer of a person to the
Institution for treatment as an eligible person but prior to the
expiration of the person's sentence, the board of review, upon
review of the person may take the following action:

(1)   If the board of review concludes that the person
is no longer an eligible person but should remain confined until
released on parole in accordance with normal Parole Commission
standards or expiration of his sentence or the inmate requests a
transfer in writing, the director shall notify the Commissioner
and send him a copy of the evaluation team's report. Within 90
days after that notice, the person shall be delivered to the
appropriate correctional facility designated by the Commissioner.
This transfer shall not affect any right to parole consideration
that the person may then have.

(2)   If the board of review concludes that (i) it will
not impose an unreasonable risk on society; and (ii) it will
assist in the treatment and rehabilitation of the eligible
person, it [shall] MAY grant a parole from the Institution for a
period not exceeding one year.

(3)  An eligible person who is serving a term of life
imprisonment shall only be paroled with the approval of the
Governor.

(4)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR RAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE, A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN THE FIRST

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