Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB935: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2026; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals FOR the purpose of altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct certain procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals FOR the purpose of altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct certain procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to implement certain comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services by a certain date; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to report certain information to certain legislative committees; requiring the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman to review and verify the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services' compliance with this Act and report certain information to certain legislative committees; and generally relating to comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services for female incarcerated individuals. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Correctional Services Section 3-301 and 3-303 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb0935* HOUSE BILL Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to Article - Correctional Services Section 3-301.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY …