§ 3-809
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§3–809.
(a)The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave within or outside of the State as provided under this section to an incarcerated individual who:
(1)is confined in a correctional facility in the Division;
(2)has been selected to participate in a prerelease program; and
(3)is within 3 months of the incarcerated individual’s anticipated release.
(b)The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration may grant special leave to an incarcerated individual:
(1)for an employment interview;
(2)as part of a prerelease program relating to employment; or
(3)to participate in a community treatment or educational program that will contribute to the incarcerated individual’s rehabilitation.
(1)The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner for Operations, or the Assistant Commissioner for Administration:
(i)may grant weekend leave to an incarcerated individual if:
1. the incarcerated individual has participated for at least 2 months in a prerelease program as authorized under this section; and
2. the incarcerated individual’s direct Division supervisor in the prerelease program recommends the incarcerated individual for weekend leave; and
(ii)shall establish the terms and conditions of weekend leave, which may include the incarcerated individual’s agreement to waive the right to contest extradition proceedings.
(2)Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. on Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows.