Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel the debt for outstanding mandatory, parole, and administrative release supervision fees and drug testing fees for individuals who are currently under the supervision of the agency’s Division of Parole and Probation. The action will relieve administrative debt for 6,715 parole, mandatory, and administrative cases, totalling more than $13 million. “Marylanders who serve their time deserve a second chance without bearing the financial burden of recurring administrative fees,” said Gov. Moore. “Leave no one behind is not just a talking point for us, it’s a governing philosophy. This action will create paths to work, wages, and wealth for Marylanders; grow our economy; and build a state that is more equitable and just.” The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Division of Parole and Probation collects supervision fees from individuals who are under mandatory release, parole, administrative release, or under probation supervision when ordered by the court. The supervision fee is currently $50 per month for individuals who were placed on supervision on or after June 1, 2011, and $40 per month for individuals who were placed on supervision before June 1, 2011. House Bill 0531, which took […]
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