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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0632* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 632 | |
| 11 | - | E5 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 8 | + | E5 5lr1415 | |
| 9 | + | CF 5lr1416 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator M. Washington | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 10, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | Female Incarcerated Individuals 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) 4 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | - | FOR the purpose of altering the required location and timeline specifications for a certain 5 | |
| 29 | - | prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of 6 | |
| 30 | - | General Services to direct certain procurement processes for the construction of a 7 | |
| 31 | - | certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the 8 | |
| 32 | - | Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female 9 | |
| 33 | - | incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of Public Safety and 10 | |
| 34 | - | Correctional Services to implement certain comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease 11 | |
| 35 | - | services by a certain date; requiring the Social Work Unit within the Department to 12 | |
| 36 | - | report certain information to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before 13 | |
| 37 | - | implement certain services by a certain date; authorizing the use of certain funds for 14 | |
| 38 | - | the cost of implementing comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services up to a 15 | |
| 39 | - | certain amount; requiring the Department to report certain information to certain 16 | |
| 40 | - | legislative committees; and generally relating to comprehensive rehabilitative 17 | |
| 41 | - | prerelease services for female incarcerated individuals. 18 | |
| 22 | + | FOR the purpose of altering the required location and timeline for a certain prerelease 5 | |
| 23 | + | facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of 6 | |
| 24 | + | Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated 7 | |
| 25 | + | individuals; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to 8 | |
| 26 | + | implement certain comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services by a certain 9 | |
| 27 | + | date; requiring the Social Work Unit within the Department to report certain 10 | |
| 28 | + | information to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain date; 11 | |
| 29 | + | authorizing the use of certain funds for the cost of implementing comprehensive 12 | |
| 30 | + | rehabilitative prerelease services up to a certain amount; requiring the Department 13 | |
| 31 | + | to report certain information to certain legislative committees; and generally 14 | |
| 32 | + | relating to comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services for female incarcerated 15 | |
| 33 | + | individuals. 16 | |
| 42 | 34 | ||
| 43 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19 | |
| 44 | - | Article – Correctional Services 20 | |
| 45 | - | Section 3–301 and 3–303 21 | |
| 46 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 22 | |
| 47 | - | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23 | |
| 35 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17 | |
| 36 | + | Article – Correctional Services 18 | |
| 37 | + | Section 3–301 and 3–303 19 | |
| 38 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 | |
| 39 | + | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22 | |
| 42 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | Article – Correctional Services 24 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | 3–301. 25 | |
| 48 | 47 | 2 SENATE BILL 632 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | BY adding to 1 | |
| 52 | - | Article – Correctional Services 2 | |
| 53 | - | Section 3–301.1 3 | |
| 54 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 55 | - | (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 50 | + | (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner shall operate a 1 | |
| 51 | + | comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease unit for women that: 2 | |
| 56 | 52 | ||
| 57 | - | | |
| 58 | - | ||
| 53 | + | (1) is a separate structure in which the services specified in § 3–303(b) of 3 | |
| 54 | + | this subtitle are provided; 4 | |
| 59 | 55 | ||
| 60 | - | ||
| 56 | + | (2) has security features for female incarcerated individuals who: 5 | |
| 61 | 57 | ||
| 62 | - | ||
| 58 | + | (i) present the least risk of violence; 6 | |
| 63 | 59 | ||
| 64 | - | (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner shall operate a 10 | |
| 65 | - | comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease unit for women that: 11 | |
| 60 | + | (ii) present the least risk of escape; and 7 | |
| 66 | 61 | ||
| 67 | - | (1) is a separate structure in which the services specified in § 3–303(b) of 12 | |
| 68 | - | this subtitle are provided; 13 | |
| 62 | + | (iii) have a record of satisfactory institutional behavior; and 8 | |
| 69 | 63 | ||
| 70 | - | ( | |
| 64 | + | (3) matches security level on a validated gender–responsive risk measure. 9 | |
| 71 | 65 | ||
| 72 | - | (i) present the least risk of violence; 15 | |
| 66 | + | (b) [(1) In determining where to place a prerelease unit for women, the 10 | |
| 67 | + | Commissioner shall determine into which area, defined by zip codes, the largest percentage 11 | |
| 68 | + | of incarcerated individuals will likely be released. 12 | |
| 73 | 69 | ||
| 74 | - | ( | |
| 70 | + | (2)] A prerelease unit for women shall be: 13 | |
| 75 | 71 | ||
| 76 | - | (iii) have a record of satisfactory institutional behavior; and 17 | |
| 72 | + | (1) located in [or adjacent to the zip codes identified in paragraph (1) of this 14 | |
| 73 | + | subsection] BALTIMORE CITY ON A SITE THAT I S NOT LESS THAN 3 ACRES IN LAND 15 | |
| 74 | + | AREA; AND 16 | |
| 77 | 75 | ||
| 78 | - | (3) matches security level on a validated gender–responsive risk measure. 18 | |
| 76 | + | (2) ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE NOT FEWER THAN THE LARGE ST 17 | |
| 77 | + | NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR PR ERELEASE STATUS IN C ALENDAR 18 | |
| 78 | + | YEAR 2023 AS REPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS OCTOBER 2024 REPORT TO 19 | |
| 79 | + | THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE 20 | |
| 80 | + | APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. 21 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | (b) [(1) In determining where to place a prerelease unit for women, the 19 | |
| 81 | - | Commissioner shall determine into which area, defined by zip codes, the largest percentage 20 | |
| 82 | - | of incarcerated individuals will likely be released. 21 | |
| 82 | + | (c) An incarcerated individual assigned to a prerelease unit for women may have 22 | |
| 83 | + | access to the community for any purpose described in § 3–305(a) of this subtitle. 23 | |
| 83 | 84 | ||
| 84 | - | ( | |
| 85 | + | (d) The Department shall: 24 | |
| 85 | 86 | ||
| 86 | - | (1) located in [or adjacent to the zip codes identified in paragraph (1) of this 23 | |
| 87 | - | subsection] BALTIMORE CITY ON A SITE THAT I S NOT LESS THAN 3 ACRES IN LAND 24 | |
| 88 | - | AREA; AND 25 | |
| 87 | + | (1) identify a location, acquire property, and design a site plan for the 25 | |
| 88 | + | prerelease unit for women on or before [June 1, 2021] DECEMBER 31, 2025; 26 | |
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | - | (2) ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADMINISTRATION , HOUSING, 26 | |
| 91 | - | PROGRAMMING , AND SERVICES REQUIRE D UNDER THIS SUBTITL E FOR NOT FEWER 27 | |
| 92 | - | THAN THE LARGEST 1.25 TIMES THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AT THE MARYLAND 28 | |
| 93 | - | CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FO R PRERELEASE 29 | |
| 94 | - | STATUS IN CALENDAR Y EAR 2023 AS REPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS 30 | |
| 95 | - | OCTOBER 2024 REPORT TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND 31 | |
| 96 | - | THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. 32 SENATE BILL 632 3 | |
| 90 | + | (2) begin construction or renovation of the facility on or before [September 27 | |
| 91 | + | 1, 2021] JULY 1, 2026; and 28 | |
| 92 | + | ||
| 93 | + | (3) begin operating and providing services in the facility on or before June 29 | |
| 94 | + | 1, [2023] 2027. 30 | |
| 95 | + | SENATE BILL 632 3 | |
| 97 | 96 | ||
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 98 | + | 3–303. 1 | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | (c) An incarcerated individual assigned to a prerelease unit for women may have 1 | |
| 101 | - | access to the community for any purpose described in § 3–305(a) of this subtitle. 2 | |
| 100 | + | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 2 | |
| 102 | 101 | ||
| 103 | - | (d) The Department shall: 3 | |
| 102 | + | (2) “Evidence–based programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 3 | |
| 103 | + | 6–119 of this article. 4 | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | - | (1) identify a location, acquire property, and design a site plan for the 4 | |
| 106 | - | prerelease unit for women on or before [June 1, 2021] DECEMBER 31, 2025; 5 | |
| 105 | + | (3) “GENDER–RESPONSIVE SERVICES ” MEANS PROGRAMS THAT 5 | |
| 106 | + | RECOGNIZE AND ACCOUN T FOR THE DIFFERENCE S BETWEEN MEN AND WO MEN IN 6 | |
| 107 | + | PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELO PMENT, SOCIALIZATION, CULTURE, EXPOSURE TO 7 | |
| 108 | + | TRAUMA, LIFE EXPERIENCES , AND CRIMINOGENIC RIS KS TO SUPPORT SUCCES SFUL 8 | |
| 109 | + | REENTRY, RECOVERY, AND RECIDIVISM REDUC TION. 9 | |
| 107 | 110 | ||
| 108 | - | ( | |
| 109 | - | ||
| 111 | + | (4) “Innovative programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 6–119 10 | |
| 112 | + | of this article. 11 | |
| 110 | 113 | ||
| 111 | - | (3) begin operating and providing services in the facility on or before June 8 | |
| 112 | - | 1, [2023] 2027. 9 | |
| 114 | + | (b) The Commissioner shall make evidence –based and gender–responsive 12 | |
| 115 | + | services available to ALL female incarcerated individuals WITH PRERELEASE STAT US 13 | |
| 116 | + | AND ALL FEMALE INCA RCERATED INDIVIDUALS at the prerelease unit for women 14 | |
| 117 | + | required under § 3–301 of this subtitle. 15 | |
| 113 | 118 | ||
| 114 | - | 3–301.1. 10 | |
| 119 | + | (c) The comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services shall utilize 16 | |
| 120 | + | evidence–based programs and practices and innovative programs and practices to: 17 | |
| 115 | 121 | ||
| 116 | - | (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL : 11 | |
| 122 | + | (1) assist female incarcerated individuals in improving their education, 18 | |
| 123 | + | upgrading vocational skills, and obtaining suitable employment through classes to earn 19 | |
| 124 | + | industry certification or community college credits, workforce training, and job placement; 20 | |
| 117 | 125 | ||
| 118 | - | ( | |
| 119 | - | ||
| 120 | - | ||
| 126 | + | (2) provide female incarcerated individuals with the opportunity to 21 | |
| 127 | + | strengthen family and community relationships through extended family leave, parenting 22 | |
| 128 | + | workshops, and family reunification assistance; 23 | |
| 121 | 129 | ||
| 122 | - | (2) IF NO CURRENT PROPOS AL EVALUATED UNDER I TEM (1) OF THIS 15 | |
| 123 | - | SUBSECTION SATISFIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT S UNDER § 3–301 OF THIS 16 | |
| 124 | - | SUBTITLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HE EXPEDITED PROCURE MENT PROCESS UNDER 17 | |
| 125 | - | § 13–108 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE, ISSUE A REQUEST 18 | |
| 126 | - | FOR PROPOSALS FOR TH E PLANNING , DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 19 | |
| 127 | - | PRERELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN, AS REQUIRED UNDER § 3–301 OF THIS SUBTITLE , 20 | |
| 128 | - | BY AUGUST 1, 2025; 21 | |
| 130 | + | (3) provide integrative and gender–responsive services, including medical 24 | |
| 131 | + | treatment, trauma–informed counseling, mental health treatment, and substance use 25 | |
| 132 | + | disorder treatment to address overall health and trauma needs and help female 26 | |
| 133 | + | incarcerated individuals achieve stable and productive roles in society; [and] 27 | |
| 129 | 134 | ||
| 130 | - | (3) REVIEW AND EVALUATE PROPOSALS IN CONSULT ATION WITH THE 22 | |
| 131 | - | DEPARTMENT ; AND 23 | |
| 135 | + | (4) develop individualized and comprehensive reentry plans involving 28 | |
| 136 | + | community provider partnerships for female incarcerated individuals to reduce barriers to 29 | |
| 137 | + | obtaining housing, jobs, education, health care, childcare and child welfare, transportation, 30 | |
| 138 | + | legal advocacy, case management, and other needs; 31 | |
| 132 | 139 | ||
| 133 | - | (4) AWARD A CONTRACT TO A PROVIDER AS SOON A S PRACTICABLE . 24 | |
| 134 | - | ||
| 135 | - | (B) A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL S ISSUED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS 25 | |
| 136 | - | SECTION SHALL ACCURA TELY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBE, TO THE EXTENT 26 | |
| 137 | - | PRACTICABLE , THE LOCATION , USES, AND TIMELINE FOR DEL IVERABLES TOWARD 27 | |
| 138 | - | COMPLETION OF THE PR OJECT. 28 | |
| 139 | - | ||
| 140 | - | (C) THE CONTRACT AWARDED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(4) OF THIS SECTION 29 | |
| 141 | - | TO BUILD A PRERELEAS E UNIT FOR FEMALE IN CARCERATED INDIVIDUA LS SHALL: 30 | |
| 140 | + | (5) ENSURE FEMALE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT THE 32 | |
| 141 | + | PRERELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN ARE SCREENED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH BE NEFITS 33 | |
| 142 | + | ELIGIBILITY AND ASSI ST WITH PUBLIC HEALT H BENEFITS APPLICATI ONS; 34 | |
| 142 | 143 | 4 SENATE BILL 632 | |
| 143 | 144 | ||
| 144 | 145 | ||
| 145 | - | (1) COMPLY WITH THE REQU IREMENTS IN § 3–301 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 1 | |
| 146 | - | AND 2 | |
| 146 | + | (6) ENSURE THAT EACH FEMALE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL AT THE 1 | |
| 147 | + | PRERELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN HA S SECURED STABLE HOUSING THAT IS 2 | |
| 148 | + | REASONABLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND HER 3 | |
| 149 | + | DEPENDENTS FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR AFTER RELEASE ; 4 | |
| 147 | 150 | ||
| 148 | - | (2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTI CABLE, INCLUDE: 3 | |
| 151 | + | (7) ENGAGE FEMALE INCARC ERATED INDIVI DUALS IN EDUCATION , 5 | |
| 152 | + | TRAINING, OR EMPLOYMENT ACTIVI TIES TO PREPARE THE INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE 6 | |
| 153 | + | APPROPRIATE AND SUFF ICIENT INCOME TO LIV E INDEPENDENTLY AFTE R RELEASE; 7 | |
| 154 | + | AND 8 | |
| 149 | 155 | ||
| 150 | - | (I) HOUSING UNITS WITH D OUBLE AND S INGLE OCCUPANCY ; 4 | |
| 156 | + | (8) ENSURE THE INDIVIDUA L HAS PERTINENT DOCU MENTS, 9 | |
| 157 | + | INCLUDING A BIRTH CE RTIFICATE, A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD , HEALTH INSURANCE 10 | |
| 158 | + | INFORMATION , MEDICAL RECORDS , AND A DRIVER ’S LICENSE OR STATE 11 | |
| 159 | + | IDENTIFICATION CARD AT RELEASE. 12 | |
| 151 | 160 | ||
| 152 | - | (II) HANDICAPPED ACCESSIB LE ROOMS, WHEELCHAIR RAMPS , 5 | |
| 153 | - | AND DESIGNATED HANDI CAPPED PARKING SPACE S; 6 | |
| 161 | + | (D) THE COMPREHENSIVE REH ABILITATIVE SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER 13 | |
| 162 | + | THIS SECTION SHALL B E PROVIDED AT THE PR ERELEASE UNIT FOR WO MEN AND MAY 14 | |
| 163 | + | NOT REQUIRE THAT A FEMALE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL OBTAIN SE RVICES AT: 15 | |
| 154 | 164 | ||
| 155 | - | (III) BATHROOMS THAT MAXIM IZE PRIVACY, DIGNITY, AND 7 | |
| 156 | - | SECURITY OF RESIDENT S, STAFF, AND VISITORS; 8 | |
| 165 | + | (1) A DIFFERENT FACILITY FOR WOMEN ; 16 | |
| 157 | 166 | ||
| 158 | - | (IV) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC ES; 9 | |
| 167 | + | (2) A FACILITY THAT TREATS OR HOUSES BOT H MALE AND FEMALE 17 | |
| 168 | + | INCARCERATED INDIVID UALS; OR 18 | |
| 159 | 169 | ||
| 160 | - | ( | |
| 161 | - | ||
| 170 | + | (3) A FACILITY THAT HOUS ES INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE 19 | |
| 171 | + | NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRE RELEASE STATUS . 20 | |
| 162 | 172 | ||
| 163 | - | (VI) A CLASSROOM ; 12 | |
| 173 | + | (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 21 | |
| 174 | + | IMPLEMENT COMPREHENS IVE REHABILITATIVE P RERELEASE SERVICES I N 22 | |
| 175 | + | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 23 | |
| 164 | 176 | ||
| 165 | - | (VII) A CAREER CENTER ; 13 | |
| 177 | + | (2) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, THE SOCIAL WORK UNIT 24 | |
| 178 | + | WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 25 | |
| 179 | + | ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 26 | |
| 180 | + | ASSEMBLY A DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REHABI LITATIVE 27 | |
| 181 | + | PRERELEASE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH THIS SECTION , 28 | |
| 182 | + | INCLUDING: 29 | |
| 166 | 183 | ||
| 167 | - | ( | |
| 184 | + | (I) GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAMS ; 30 | |
| 168 | 185 | ||
| 169 | - | (IX) ON–SITE RECREATIONAL , CREATIVE, AND ATHLETIC 15 | |
| 170 | - | FACILITIES; AND 16 | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | (X) ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION . 17 | |
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | 3–303. 18 | |
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 19 | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | (2) “ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL ” MEANS AN INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUAL 20 | |
| 179 | - | WITH PRERELEASE STAT US AT THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR 21 | |
| 180 | - | WOMEN. 22 | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | (3) “Evidence–based programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 23 | |
| 183 | - | 6–119 of this article. 24 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (3) (4) “GENDER–RESPONSIVE SERVICES ” MEANS PROGRAMS 25 | |
| 186 | - | THAT RECOGNIZE AND ACCOUNT FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND THE 26 | |
| 187 | - | SPECIFIC NEEDS OF IN CARCERATED WOMEN IN PRERELEASE STATUS REGA RDING 27 | |
| 188 | - | THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELO PMENT, SOCIALIZATION, CULTURE, EXPOSURE TO 28 | |
| 189 | - | TRAUMA, AND LIFE EXPERIENCES , AND CRIMINOGENIC RIS KS TO REDUCE 29 SENATE BILL 632 5 | |
| 186 | + | (II) THE NUMBER OF PROGRA M PARTICIPANTS ; AND 31 | |
| 187 | + | SENATE BILL 632 5 | |
| 190 | 188 | ||
| 191 | 189 | ||
| 192 | - | CRIMINOGENIC RISKS A ND SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL R EENTRY, RECOVERY, AND 1 | |
| 193 | - | RECIDIVISM REDUCTION . 2 | |
| 190 | + | (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATIO N THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IS 1 | |
| 191 | + | RELEVANT TO EVALUATI NG THE BENEFITS AND EFFECTIVEN ESS OF 2 | |
| 192 | + | COMPREHENSIVE REHABI LITATIVE PRERELEASE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE 3 | |
| 193 | + | DEPARTMENT . 4 | |
| 194 | 194 | ||
| 195 | - | (4) (5) “Innovative programs and practices” has the meaning stated in § 3 | |
| 196 | - | 6–119 of this article. 4 | |
| 195 | + | (F) OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE 5 | |
| 196 | + | GRANT FUND ESTABLISHED IN § 9–3209 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, UP 6 | |
| 197 | + | TO $500,000 MAY BE USED FOR COST S TO IMPLEMENT COMPREHENS IVE 7 | |
| 198 | + | REHABILITATIVE PRERE LEASE SERVICES IN AC CORDANCE WITH THIS S ECTION. 8 | |
| 197 | 199 | ||
| 198 | - | (6) “PRERELEASE AND REENTR Y SERVICES” MEANS PROGRAMS THAT 5 | |
| 199 | - | ARE TAILORED TO ADDR ESS THE SPECIFIC NEE DS OF ELIGIBLE INDIV IDUALS. 6 | |
| 200 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before June 1, 2026, the 9 | |
| 201 | + | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall provide an update on the 10 | |
| 202 | + | progress of construction of the Prerelease Unit for Women to the Senate Judicial 11 | |
| 203 | + | Proceedings Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 12 | |
| 204 | + | of the State Government Article. 13 | |
| 200 | 205 | ||
| 201 | - | (b) (1) The Commissioner shall make evidence–based and gender–responsive 7 | |
| 202 | - | services available to ALL female incarcerated individuals WITH PRERELEASE STAT US 8 | |
| 203 | - | AND ALL FEMALE INCAR CERATED INDIVIDUALS at the prerelease unit for women 9 | |
| 204 | - | required under § 3–301 of this subtitle, REGARDLESS OF WHICH FACILITY THE FEMALE 10 | |
| 205 | - | INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL WITH PRERELEASE STATUS IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED 11 | |
| 206 | - | TO. 12 | |
| 207 | - | ||
| 208 | - | (2) THE SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N SHALL BE 13 | |
| 209 | - | PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS BEFORE T HE FINAL CONSTRUCTIO N AND 14 | |
| 210 | - | OCCUPATION OF THE FA CILITY REQUIRED UNDE R § 3–301 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 15 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | (3) ON COMPLETION OF CONS TRUCTION AND OCCUPAT ION OF THE 16 | |
| 213 | - | FACILITY REQUIRED UN DER § 3–301 OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE SERVICES REQUIRE D 17 | |
| 214 | - | TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT REQUIRE A FEMALE 18 | |
| 215 | - | INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO RECEIVE TRANSPORT IN ORDER T O ACCESS THE 19 | |
| 216 | - | SERVICES. 20 | |
| 217 | - | ||
| 218 | - | (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP A PLAN TO PROVID E 21 | |
| 219 | - | COMPREHENSIVE GENDER –RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDU ALS 22 | |
| 220 | - | ON–SITE AT THE MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN ON OR 23 | |
| 221 | - | BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025. 24 | |
| 222 | - | ||
| 223 | - | (c) The comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services shall utilize 25 | |
| 224 | - | evidence–based programs and practices and innovative programs and practices to: 26 | |
| 225 | - | ||
| 226 | - | (1) assist female incarcerated individuals in improving their education, 27 | |
| 227 | - | upgrading vocational skills, and obtaining suitable employment through classes to earn 28 | |
| 228 | - | industry certification or community college credits, workforce training, and job placement; 29 | |
| 229 | - | ||
| 230 | - | (2) provide female incarcerated individuals with the opportunity to 30 | |
| 231 | - | strengthen family and community relationships through extended family leave, parenting 31 | |
| 232 | - | workshops, and family reunification assistance; 32 | |
| 233 | - | ||
| 234 | - | (3) provide integrative and gender–responsive services, including medical 33 | |
| 235 | - | treatment, trauma–informed counseling, mental health treatment, and substance use 34 6 SENATE BILL 632 | |
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | disorder treatment to address overall health and trauma needs and help female 1 | |
| 239 | - | incarcerated individuals achieve stable and productive roles in society; [and] 2 | |
| 240 | - | ||
| 241 | - | (4) develop individualized and comprehensive reentry plans involving 3 | |
| 242 | - | community provider partnerships for female incarcerated individuals to reduce barriers to 4 | |
| 243 | - | obtaining housing, jobs, education, health care, childcare and child welfare, transportation, 5 | |
| 244 | - | legal advocacy, case management, and other needs; AND 6 | |
| 245 | - | ||
| 246 | - | (5) ENSURE FEMALE INCARC ERATED INDIV IDUALS AT THE 7 | |
| 247 | - | PRERELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN ARE SCREENED F OR PUBLIC HEALTH BEN EFITS 8 | |
| 248 | - | ELIGIBILITY AND ASSI ST WITH PUBLIC HEALT H BENEFITS APPLICATI ONS; 9 | |
| 249 | - | ||
| 250 | - | (6) ENSURE THAT EACH FEM ALE INCARCERATED IND IVIDUAL AT THE 10 | |
| 251 | - | PRERELEASE UNIT FOR WOMEN HAS SECURED ST ABLE HOUSING THAT IS 11 | |
| 252 | - | REASONABLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AN D HER 12 | |
| 253 | - | DEPENDENTS FOR AT LE AST 1 YEAR AFTER RELEASE ; 13 | |
| 254 | - | ||
| 255 | - | (7) ENGAGE FEMALE INCARC ERATED INDIVIDUALS I N EDUCATION , 14 | |
| 256 | - | TRAINING, OR EMPLOYMENT ACTIVI TIES TO PREPARE THE INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE 15 | |
| 257 | - | APPROPRIATE AND SUFF ICIENT INCOME TO LIV E INDEPENDENTLY AFTE R RELEASE; 16 | |
| 258 | - | AND 17 | |
| 259 | - | ||
| 260 | - | (8) ENSURE THE INDIVIDUA L HAS PERTINENT DOCU MENTS, 18 | |
| 261 | - | INCLUDING A BIRTH CE RTIFICATE, A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD , HEALTH INSURANCE 19 | |
| 262 | - | INFORMATION , MEDICAL RECORDS , AND A DRIVER ’S LICENSE O R STATE 20 | |
| 263 | - | IDENTIFICATION CARD AT RELEASE. 21 | |
| 264 | - | ||
| 265 | - | (D) THE COMPREHENSIVE REH ABILITATIVE SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER 22 | |
| 266 | - | THIS SECTION SHALL B E PROVIDED AT THE PR ERELEASE UNIT FOR WO MEN AND MAY 23 | |
| 267 | - | NOT REQUIRE THAT A F EMALE INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUAL OBTAIN SER VICES AT: 24 | |
| 268 | - | ||
| 269 | - | (1) A DIFFERENT FACILITY FOR WOMEN; 25 | |
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | (2) A FACILITY THAT TREA TS OR HOUSES BOTH MA LE AND FEMALE 26 | |
| 272 | - | INCARCERATED INDIVID UALS; OR 27 | |
| 273 | - | ||
| 274 | - | (3) A FACILITY THAT HOUS ES INCARCERATED INDI VIDUALS THAT ARE 28 | |
| 275 | - | NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRE RELEASE STATUS . 29 | |
| 276 | - | ||
| 277 | - | (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 30 | |
| 278 | - | IMPLEMENT COMPREHENS IVE REHABILITATIVE P RERELEASE SERVICES I N 31 | |
| 279 | - | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 32 | |
| 280 | - | SENATE BILL 632 7 | |
| 281 | - | ||
| 282 | - | ||
| 283 | - | (2) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, THE SOCIAL WORK UNIT 1 | |
| 284 | - | WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 2 | |
| 285 | - | ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 3 | |
| 286 | - | ASSEMBLY A DETAILED O VERVIEW OF THE COMPR EHENSIVE REHABILITAT IVE 4 | |
| 287 | - | PRERELEASE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH THIS SECTION , 5 | |
| 288 | - | INCLUDING: 6 | |
| 289 | - | ||
| 290 | - | (I) GOALS AND OUTCOMES O F THE PROGRAMS ; 7 | |
| 291 | - | ||
| 292 | - | (II) THE NUMBER OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ; AND 8 | |
| 293 | - | ||
| 294 | - | (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATIO N THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES I S 9 | |
| 295 | - | RELEVANT TO EVALUATI NG THE BENEFITS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF 10 | |
| 296 | - | COMPREHENSIVE REHABI LITATIVE PRERELEASE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE 11 | |
| 297 | - | DEPARTMENT . 12 | |
| 298 | - | ||
| 299 | - | (F) OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE 13 | |
| 300 | - | GRANT FUND ESTABLISHED IN § 9–3209 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, UP 14 | |
| 301 | - | TO $500,000 MAY BE USED FOR COST S TO IMPLEMENT COMPR EHENSIVE 15 | |
| 302 | - | REHABILITATIVE PRERE LEASE SERVICES IN AC CORDANCE WITH THIS S ECTION. 16 | |
| 303 | - | ||
| 304 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER EN ACTED, That on or before June 1, 2026 July 17 | |
| 305 | - | 1, 2025, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall provide an update 18 | |
| 306 | - | on the progress of construction of the Prerelease Unit for Women a preliminary report on 19 | |
| 307 | - | the progress the Department has made to comply with Section 1 of this Act, including any 20 | |
| 308 | - | specific steps taken and dates on which specific steps were taken to the Senate Judicial 21 | |
| 309 | - | Proceedings Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 22 | |
| 310 | - | of the State Government Article. 23 | |
| 311 | - | ||
| 312 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before September 1, 24 | |
| 313 | - | 2025, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Department of 25 | |
| 314 | - | General Services shall provide an update on the progress of construction of the Prerelease 26 | |
| 315 | - | Unit for Women to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Senate Budget and 27 | |
| 316 | - | Taxation Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Appropriations 28 | |
| 317 | - | Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 29 | |
| 318 | - | ||
| 319 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 320 | - | 1, 2025. 31 | |
| 321 | - | ||
| 322 | - | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 32 | |
| 323 | - | measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 33 | |
| 324 | - | been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 34 | |
| 325 | - | each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 35 | |
| 326 | - | enacted. 36 | |
| 327 | - | ||
| 328 | - | ||
| 206 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 14 | |
| 207 | + | 1, 2025. 15 |