PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 222

(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:

(I) AUTHORIZATION FOR EACH LOCAL JURISDICTION IN THE
STATE TO ESTABLISH A FULL CONTINUUM OF INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENTS;

(II) A SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES TO
ENCOURAGE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ESTABLISH AND EXPAND INTERMEDIATE
PUNISHMENTS, INCLUDING THE LINKAGE OF STATE FUNDS FOR LOCAL DETENTION
CENTER CONSTRUCTION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION ENHANCEMENT
OF LOCAL INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENTS;

(III) AN INCENTIVE TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENT BOARDS, CONSISTING OF
KEY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS AND VICTIMS' REPRESENTATIVES, TO
DEVELOP LOCAL PLANS FOR THE EXPANSION AND USE OF INTERMEDIATE
PUNISHMENTS;

(IV)   AN INCENTIVE TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OR DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE-ORIENTED COURTS,

COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY BOARDS, OR OTHER MECHANISMS TO

INSTITUTIONALIZE THE INVOLVEMENT OF VICTIMS AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE
FASHIONING OF REPARATIVE SENTENCES FOR PUBLIC ORDER VIOLATORS AND
OTHER MINOR OFFENDERS;

(V)    A FORM OF STATE OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION TO
ENSURE THAT STATE AND LOCAL INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENTS PROMOTE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
MECHANISMS FOR THE SWIFT AND CERTAIN IMPOSITION OF REGRESSIVE
SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SENTENCE CONDITIONS AND PROGRESSIVE
INCENTIVES FOR COMPLIANCE, AND GREATER LINKAGES AMONG STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES THAT MONITOR OFFENDER COMPLIANCE WITH SENTENCE
CONDITIONS AND THAT PROVIDE OFFENDER REMEDIATION SERVICES; AND

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