Ch. 563                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

6. OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL
OFFENDERS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, SUCH AS ECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCES;

(IV) PROVIDE A STATEMENT ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF THE
RECOMMENDED STRUCTURED SENTENCING MODEL ON STATE AND LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL POPULATIONS, BOTH IN TERMS OF FISCAL IMPACT AND NUMBERS
OF OFFENDERS. IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED SENTENCING
STRUCTURE WOULD RESULT IN STATE AND LOCAL INMATE POPULATIONS THAT
EXCEED THE OPERATING CAPACITIES OF AVAILABLE FACILITIES, THEN THE
COMMISSION SHALL PRESENT AN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE THAT SHALL BE
CONSISTENT WITH SUCH CAPACITIES;

(V) REVIEW AND RECOMMEND, IF NECESSARY, REVISIONS TO
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE, INCLUDING
STATEMENTS OR SUMMARIES OF FACT, STATEMENTS OF THE PRECISE TERMS OF
SENTENCES IMPOSED, AND REASONS FOR Tim SELECTION OF THE LEVEL OF
SEVERITY AND TYPES OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED;

(VI) DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR APPELLATE REVIEW OF
DEPARTURE SENTENCES AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFENDER OR THE
PROSECUTOR;

(VII) REVIEW AND RECOMMEND, IF NECESSARY, REVISIONS TO
STANDARDS RELATING TO THE CONTENTS, PREPARATION, AND SUBSTANTIATION
OF PRESENTENCE REPORTS;

(VII) DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, FOR THE SWIFT AND CERTAIN IMPOSITION OF
REGRESSIVE SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SENTENCE CONDITIONS AND
PROGRESSIVE INCENTIVES FOR COMPLIANCE;

(IX) DEVISE A SYSTEM OF BEHAVIORAL INCENTIVES AND

DISINCENTIVES FOR INCARCERATED OFFENDERS THAT ELIMINATES

DISCRETIONARY PAROLE RELEASE, UNEARNED DIMINUTION CREDITS, AND ANY
OTHER AUTOMATIC MECHANISMS FOR EARLY RELEASE;

(X) DEVISE AND INTEGRATE INTO THE STRUCTURED SENTENCING
MODEL A SYSTEM OF POST-PRISON SUPERVISION;

(XI) EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
ROLE OF EXISTING MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES IN THE RECOMMENDED
STRUCTURED SENTENCING MODEL; AND

(XII) DEVELOP A MECHANISM AND A COMMON STANDARD TO
MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SANCTIONS IN MEETING

THEIR specific goals.

(4) THE COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND A STRATEGY AND
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF INTERMEDIATE
PUNISHMENTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. THE PARTNERSHIP PLAN SHALL
INCLUDE:

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