(a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may request that the Governor furnish the number of inmates that the county or municipal corporation can profitably employ to construct, repair, or maintain the public roads under its jurisdiction.
(b) After the Governor has assigned inmates to the State Highway Administration under § 9-509 of this subtitle, from the remaining inmates certified to the Governor under § 9-508 of this subtitle, the Governor may assign the number of inmates that the Governor considers equitable among counties and municipal corporations requesting inmates under subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - State and Local Correctional System -- Inmates
Subtitle 5 - Inmate Work Force
Section 9-503 - County Road Work by County Inmates
Section 9-504 - County Road Work by State Inmates
Section 9-505 - State Highway Work by State Inmates; Requirements
Section 9-506 - Good Behavior Allowance
Section 9-507 - Inmates Subject to Labor on Road Work Force
Section 9-508 - Certification to Governor of Inmates Available for Road Work Force
Section 9-509 - Assignment of Inmates by Governor -- State Highway Administration
Section 9-510 - Assignment of Inmates by Governor -- Local Jurisdictions
Section 9-512 - Daily Payments to Division; Disposition
Section 9-513 - Deductions and Allowances for Good Behavior, Forfeitures, and Punishment
Section 9-514 - Appropriations and Payments for Expenses
Section 9-515 - Employment of Inmates in Agricultural Work
Section 9-516 - Employment of Inmates in Carroll County
Section 9-517 - Maintenance of Parks and Public Areas by Inmates -- Somerset County
Section 9-518 - City of Frederick -- Assignment of Certain Offenders to Road Work
Section 9-519 - Inmate Labor for State Projects
Section 9-520 - Inmates Assigned to Department of State Police