Maryland Code, Correctional Services § 4-101

(i) has been convicted of a crime and is serving a sentence of imprisonment with at least 3 years remaining on the sentence;

(ii) has an intellectual impairment or emotional imbalance;

(iii) is likely to respond favorably to the programs and services that the Institution provides;

(iv) can better respond to remediation through those programs and services than by other incarceration; and

(v) meets the eligibility criteria that the Secretary establishes under § 4-208(b) of this title.

(i) is serving two or more sentences of imprisonment for life under § 2-201, former § 2-303, or § 2-304 of the Criminal Law Article;

(ii) is serving one or more sentences of imprisonment for life when a court or jury has found under former § 2-303 of the Criminal Law Article, beyond a reasonable doubt, that one or more aggravating circumstances existed; or

(iii) has been convicted of murder in the first degree, rape in the first degree, or a sexual offense in the first degree, unless the sentencing judge, at the time of sentencing or in the exercise of the judge's revisory power under the Maryland Rules, recommends that the individual be referred to the Institution for evaluation.