Section 3-802 - Work-release program - Weekend leave.

§ 3-802. Work-release program - Weekend leave.
 

(a)  Eligibility for leave.- The Commissioner may grant weekend leave to an inmate if: 

(1) the inmate has participated for at least 2 months in the work-release program established under § 3-801 of this subtitle; and 

(2) the inmate's direct Division supervisor in the work-release program recommends the inmate for weekend leave. 

(b)  Authorization for leave.- The Commissioner shall: 

(1) determine whether to grant authorization for weekend leave; and 

(2) establish terms and conditions for weekend leave, which may include the inmate's waiver of the right to contest extradition proceedings. 

(c)  Length of leave.- Weekend leave may not begin before 6 p.m. Friday or end after 6 p.m. on the Sunday that immediately follows. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 700A(b-1); 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]