Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 876
Summary
The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act requires the state to build a dedicated reentry facility for female inmates who are within 18 months of release, and to provide evidence‑based, gender‑responsive programs there and at the existing women’s prison. It sets design standards, location criteria, timelines, procurement rules, and extensive reporting to ensure the facility supports education, employment, health, and family reunification before inmates leave custody.
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