Maryland § 11-718

§ 11-718.

    (a)    In this section, “administrator” means an administrator of a county detention center.

    (b)    This section applies only in Prince George’s County.

    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an administrator may allow an incarcerated individual sentenced to imprisonment in a detention center after being convicted of a crime or found in contempt of court to leave actual confinement to:

            (i)    seek or work at gainful, private employment;

            (ii)    participate in a training or rehabilitation program; or

            (iii)    attend educational or vocational institutions in the county.

        (2)    The administrator may allow the incarcerated individual to leave confinement:

            (i)    in accordance with established programs;

            (ii)    during necessary and reasonable hours; and

            (iii)    after determining that the incarcerated individual is eligible for the program and recommending it to and receiving written approval from the sentencing or administrative judge.

    (d)    (1)    The administrator shall adopt guidelines and rules for the conduct of the work release program that shall:

            (i)    take into consideration the security of the detention center and the safety of the public; and

            (ii)    conform with conditions that a sentencing or administrative judge may impose in a particular case.

        (2)    When an incarcerated individual is not employed or otherwise participating in a work release program, the incarcerated individual shall be confined in the detention center in the same manner as any other incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the administrator.

        (3)    If an incarcerated individual violates a trust or a condition that the administrator establishes in the rules for conduct or employment, the incarcerated individual is:

            (i)    subject to removal from the work release program; and

            (ii)    after an administrative hearing, subject to cancellation of any earned diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.

    (e)    (1)    The authorized representative of a detention center shall collect the earnings of an incarcerated individual, less any payroll deductions.

        (2)    From the earnings of the incarcerated individual, the authorized representative of the detention center shall deduct:

            (i)    the amount determined to be the cost to the county for food, lodging, and clothing for the incarcerated individual;

            (ii)    actual and necessary food, travel, and other expenses incidental to the incarcerated individual’s participation in the program;

            (iii)    an amount the incarcerated individual is legally obligated or desires to pay for the support of a dependent; and

            (iv)    court–ordered payments for restitution.

        (3)    The authorized representative of the detention center shall credit to the incarcerated individual’s account any remaining balance.

    (f)    (1)    An administrator may develop educational and vocational programs to further the educational and vocational training of an incarcerated individual sentenced to the detention center.

        (2)    (i)    The administrator shall adopt regulations to govern the conduct and participation of an incarcerated individual in an educational or vocational program as necessary for the security of the detention center and the safety of the public.

            (ii)    If an incarcerated individual violates a trust or a condition that the administrator establishes for conduct during participation in an educational or vocational program, the incarcerated individual:

                1.    is subject to removal from the program, with notice to the sentencing judge; and

                2.    after an administrative hearing, is subject to cancellation of any earned diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.