Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 3-608

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(a) To increase efficiency in the treatment, management, and rehabilitation of inmates confined in correctional facilities in the Division, the Division and the Division of Parole and Probation shall exchange records and any other pertinent information that relates to an inmate.

(b) The Division and the Division of Parole and Probation shall establish the procedures and methods for the exchange of records and other information described in subsection (a) of this section.