Ch. 368                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND

Detention Center who participates in a work release program
to reimburse the Howard County Department of Correction for
certain expenses; providing that inmates in a work release
program who violate certain conditions may be removed from
the program and may have any earned diminution of sentence
canceled; clarifying the status of a prisoner under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to work release
programs in Howard County.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 645EE

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

645EE.

(A)   IN HOWARD COUNTY WHENEVER AN INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN
SENTENCED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTION AND HAS NO OTHER CHARGES PENDING IN ANY CITY, COUNTY,
OR STATE, THE JUDGE IMPOSING SENTENCE MAY AT THE TIME OF
SENTENCING OR AT ANY TIME DURING THE INDIVIDUAL'S INCARCERATION
PRESCRIBE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN A WORK RELEASE
PROGRAM. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO PARTICIPATE IN
A WORK RELEASE PROGRAM MAY CONTINUE THE INDIVIDUAL'S REGULAR
EMPLOYMENT OR OBTAIN NEW EMPLOYMENT.

(B)  (1) THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION MAY
ESTABLISH A WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.

(2)  THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTION MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE
WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.

(3)  IF THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
APPROVES, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO THE HOWARD
COUNTY DETENTION CENTER MAY BE GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF LEAVING
THE DETENTION CENTER TO WORK OR TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT.

(4)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION OR UNLESS A
COURT ORDERS OTHERWISE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO
THE CUSTODY OF THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION SHALL
BE CONFINED TO THE HOWARD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

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