Maryland HB935 establishes a prerelease unit for women with rehabilitative services and facility requirements.

Maryland HB935 mandates the creation of a comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease unit for women, focusing on gender-responsive services. The unit will provide educational, vocational, and employment assistance, along with family and community strengthening opportunities. It will also offer medical, trauma-informed counseling, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. The facility must include housing units, handicapped accessible rooms, administrative offices, meeting spaces, a classroom, a care center, a non-emergency medical suite, and recreational facilities.

Maryland HB935 establishes a prerelease unit for women with rehabilitative services and facility requirements.

Maryland HB935 mandates the creation of a comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease unit for women, focusing on gender-responsive services. The unit will provide educational, vocational, and employment assistance, along with family and community strengthening opportunities. It will also offer medical, trauma-informed counseling, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. The facility must include housing units, handicapped accessible rooms, administrative offices, meeting spaces, a classroom, a care center, a non-emergency medical suite, and recreational facilities.