(2) (i) The following are places of confinement for the purposes of this

section:

1. Detention centers and youth centers operated by the
Department of Juvenile Justice;

2. The programs for committed delinquent or detained youth
at the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, the Thomas O'Farrell Youth Center, the
Doncaster Facility, and the Victor Cullen Center; and

3. The programs for committed delinquent youth operated by
the Department of Juvenile Justice at the Cheltenham Youth Facility.

(ii) The sentence for escape from a facility designated in this
paragraph that does not involve an assault may not exceed confinement for 3 years.

(3) If any individual escapes from a facility of the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene after commitment as incompetent to stand trial or not criminally
responsible, the individual is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to
confinement in the State penitentiary or a jail or house of correction for a period not
exceeding 10 years.

(b) An escapee who is convicted under subsection (a)(1) of this section is liable
for all expenses incurred in the return of the escapee to the jurisdiction of the Division
of Correction, State penitentiary, or a jail, house of correction, reformatory, station
house, other place of confinement in this State, or the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Administration. The Commissioner, sheriff, or director of the appropriate facility
shall notify the returned escapee of any charges. A hearing shall be granted to any
returned escapee who wishes to challenge the reasonableness of the charges. The
Commissioner, sheriff, or director of the appropriate facility may establish
appropriate rules, regulations, and procedures for charging an escapee with expenses,
collecting those expenses, and for hearings to challenge those expenses.

(c) A person who aids in the escape of the individual under this section is
guilty of a felony and on conviction by the circuit court for the county in which the
escape takes place is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.]

[Escapes From] ESCAPE AND CONTRABAND IN PLACES OF Confinement

136.

(A) IN THIS SUBHEADING THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "ESCAPE" RETAINS ITS JUDICIALLY DETERMINED MEANING.

(C) "PLACE OF CONFINEMENT" MEANS:

(1) A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AS DEFINED IN § 1-101 OF THE
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARTICLE;