Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 11-105
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 11-105
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) For the purpose of anticipating inmate confinement under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary annually shall review and study each county’s local correctional facility population in conjunction with data relevant to patterns of:
(1) sentencing;
(2) geographic distribution of inmates; and
(3) the rates of growth in the number of inmates sentenced to more than 6 months but not exceeding 12 months as compared to the number similarly sentenced before January 1, 1988.
(c) (1) Subject to the State budget appropriation process and in accordance with this section, if a county applies for financial assistance under subsection (a) of this section and a county’s construction plan is approved by the Secretary under this section, the State shall pay 100% of the approved costs of acquisition, construction, architectural and engineering services, and capital equipment for:
(i) a new local correctional facility; or
(ii) enlargement of an existing local correctional facility.
(2) If a county’s construction plan is disapproved by the Secretary, the county may appeal to the Board of Public Works.
(3) Subject to the State budget appropriation process, if a county applies for financial assistance under subsection (a) of this section and the Board of Public Works approves the construction plan, the State shall pay 100% of the approved costs of acquisition, construction, architectural and engineering services, and capital equipment for:
(i) a new local correctional facility; or
(ii) enlargement of an existing local correctional facility.
(d) The plans and costs for construction or enlargement of a local correctional facility by a county under this section are subject to:
(1) the procedures followed by State units for requested capital projects; and
(2) approval by the Secretary.