Md. Code, Correctional Services § 10-107
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 10-107, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§10–107.
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(a) (1) The Board may not approve a contract to construct or renovate a State correctional facility for the Department, if the construction or renovation will provide more than 3,400 beds in the Jessup area of Anne Arundel and Howard counties.
(2) The total number of beds shall be computed as follows:
(i) Jessup Pre–Release Unit (including new drug unit) 184;
(ii) Patuxent Institution 640;
(iii) Maryland Correctional Institution for Women 249;
(iv) Brockbridge Correctional Facility 515;
(v) House of Correction, for renovation or replacements (512+500+400+400) 1,812; and
(vi) Total 3,400.
(b) The limitation established under this section does not apply to a community adult rehabilitation center.
(2) The total number of beds shall be computed as follows:
(i) Jessup Pre–Release Unit (including new drug unit) 184;
(ii) Patuxent Institution 640;
(iii) Maryland Correctional Institution for Women 249;
(iv) Brockbridge Correctional Facility 515;
(v) House of Correction, for renovation or replacements (512+500+400+400) 1,812; and
(vi) Total 3,400.
(b) The limitation established under this section does not apply to a community adult rehabilitation center.
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