§ 3-601. Case record; risk and needs assessment; processing of inmate

MD Correc Svs Code § 3-601 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “risk and needs assessment” has the meaning stated in § 6–101 of this article.

(b)    Promptly after an inmate is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division, the Division shall assemble an adequate case record for the inmate that includes:

(1)    a description of the inmate;

(2)    a photograph of the inmate;

(3)    the family history of the inmate;

(4)    the educational, vocational, and job history of the inmate;

(5)    any previous record of the inmate;

(6)    a summary of the facts of each case for which the inmate is serving a sentence; and

(7)    as required under subsection (c) of this section, the results of:

(i)    a risk and needs assessment of the inmate;

(ii)    the physical and mental examination of the inmate; and

(iii)    the educational, vocational, and job history interview of the inmate.

(c)    The Division shall conduct, for each inmate, as soon as feasible after the individual is sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division:

(1)    a risk and needs assessment;

(2)    a physical and mental examination; and

(3)    an educational, vocational, and job history interview.

(d)    (1)    Based on the information assembled under subsection (b) of this section, the Division shall classify an inmate and develop a case plan to guide an inmate’s rehabilitation while under the custody of the Division.

(2)    The case plan developed under this subsection shall include:

(i)    programming and treatment recommendations based on the results of the risk and needs assessment conducted under subsection (c) of this section;

(ii)    required conduct in accordance with the rules and policies of the Division; and

(iii)    a plan for the payment of restitution, not to supersede any payment plan established by the court, if restitution has been ordered.

(e)    In accordance with regulations adopted by the Division, the managing official of each correctional facility shall maintain, as a part of an inmate’s case record:

(1)    an adequate record of the conduct, effort, and progress of the inmate during confinement; and

(2)    a record of the character of any offense committed by the inmate and the nature and amount of punishment inflicted.

(f)    To identify an inmate, the Division may photograph and fingerprint the inmate and record a description of the inmate’s personal background data.