Sec. 12.02.25.02. Eligibility Criteria

A. Eligibility criteria for MAP shall be prepared mutually by staff members of the Division and the Parole Commission. The criteria, as established, and as revised from time to time, shall be in a written document which shall be on file in the principal offices of the Division and the Parole Commission and made available, upon request, to all interested parties.

B. An inmate may not participate in MAP when the inmate:

(1) Is serving a sentence over which the Maryland Parole Commission has no authority to parole;

(2) Has been refused parole, approved for parole, placed on hold, or administratively refused parole;

(3) Is within 6 months of a parole rehearing;

(4) Has been revoked from parole;

(5) Has had a previous MAP agreement cancelled during the inmate's current incarceration;

(6) Is serving a fourth or subsequent separate adult incarceration of 6 months or more unless approved to participate in the correctional options program;

(7) Has escaped, attempted to escape, conspired to escape within the last 5 years, escaped during the current incarceration, or has two or more escapes at any time;

(8) Has been convicted of a new criminal offense which occurred while under the jurisdiction of the Division during the present incarceration;

(9) Has been convicted of:

(a) First or second degree murder,

(b) First or second degree rape,

(c) First or second degree sex offense,

(d) Sodomy,

(e) Child abuse, or

(f) Assault with intent to commit, conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or solicitation to commit, an offense listed in this subsection;

(10) Is on administrative segregation;

(11) Is on disciplinary segregation or has not been released from disciplinary segregation for at least 180 days;

(12) Is on housing restriction or probation, or has not been released from housing restriction or probation for 90 days;

(13) Has been reclassified to greater security within the past 6 months; or

(14) Is classified to maximum or super maximum security.