PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 222

(3) (I) THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP A CORRECTIONAL
POPULATION SIMULATION MODEL TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE STATE AND LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL RESOURCES THAT:

1. ARE REQUIRED UNDER CURRENT LAWS, POLICIES, AND
PRACTICES RELATING TO SENTENCING. PAROLE, AND MANDATORY SUPERVISION AND

2. WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMISSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS.

(II) IF THE COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD RESULT IN
STATE AND LOCAL INMATE POPULATIONS THAT WOULD EXCEED THE OPERATING
CAPACITIES OF AVAILABLE FACILITIES, THEN THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESENT
ADDITIONAL SENTENCING MODEL ALTERNATIVES CONSISTENT WITH THESE
CAPACITIES.

(2) THE GOALS OF THE SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONAL PROCESS

ARE:

(I) JUST AND APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS;

(II) PROTECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
THROUGH;

CONDUCT;

1. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC DETERRENCE OF CRIMINAL

2. INCAPACITATION OF OFFENDERS; AND

3. REMEDIATION OF OFFENDERS;

(III) RESTORATION OF CRIME VICTIMS AND THE COMMUNITY; AND

(IV) PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AND RESPECT FOR THE LAW.

(3) THE SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONAL PROCESS SHALL PURSUE ITS
POLICY GOALS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES:

(I) PROMOTE TRUTH IN SENTENCING THROUGH A SENTENCING
STRUCTURE THAT ENSURES THAT THE SENTENCES IMPOSED WILL DETERMINE THE
SENTENCES SERVED;

(II) CONCENTRATE PRISON CAPACITY ON THE INCARCERATION OF
VIOLENT AND CAREER OFFENDERS;

(III) REDUCE UNWARRANTED DISPARITY IN SENTENCES FOR
OFFENDERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED SIMILAR OFFENSES AND HAVE SIMILAR
CRIMINAL HISTORIES;

(IV) PRESERVE MEANINGFUL JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN THE
IMPOSITION OF SENTENCES AND SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO PERMIT
INDIVIDUALIZED SENTENCES;

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