Over the years, the building expanded. Metropolitan Transition Center (formerly Maryland Penitentiary), view from Eager St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2000. The Unit also monitors inactive cases, where the serving of parole or probation is delayed for reasons, such as incarceration for a previous crime. The Center is developing public-private partnerships with industry. In 2015, Regional Operations - West reformed as Operations - West, and encompassed those Baltimore prisons, as well as those in Western Maryland. Goods produced include a large selection of office furniture in traditional or contemporary wood; modular furniture; metal products, such as benches, carts, and shelving units; mattresses and pillows; and graphics, tags, and signs. As Sandy Point Correctional Camp, Brockbridge Correctional Facility originated. Marshals Service, the Division of Corrections staffs and manages the Chesapeake Detention Facility (formerly Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center) in Baltimore. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. The perimeter security fence is maximum security. A contract system of prison labor was used in Maryland after the Civil War. Maryland Departments 3-801 through 3-807). As the Maryland Penitentiary, building began on a new physical plant in 1894. Administration Building, 7930 Brock Bridge Road, Jessup, MD 20794 - 0537 OFFICE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 954 Forrest St., Baltimore, MD 21202 The Center is a partnership of the Division of Correction, Department of Business and Economic Development, State Department of Education, and Baltimore City Community College. Maryland Manual On-Line 7275 Waterloo Road, Jessup, MD 20794 In 1970, the Department reorganized as the Division of Parole and Probation within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Chapter 401, Acts of 1970). Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Inmates are housed here pending transfer to other units. Annually, the Commission elects the Chair and Vice-Chair. It further restructured as Administrative Services and Professional Development in October 2006, and reorganized under its present name in 2015. Maryland Correctional Enterprises was designed to provide essential work and training for eligible prisoners, and to produce needed goods for State government with inmate labor. In February 1998, the Penitentiary reorganized as the Metropolitan Transition Center. It also is aided by the Police and Correctional Training Commissions. DIVISION OF PAROLE & PROBATION Services include skill training, employment-readiness training, and job placement. The System provides official records on persons arrested and convicted in Maryland. The Institution is a medium-security prison for men built as two identical compounds (East and West) on a 620-acre tract. With Senate advice and consent, the Governor appoints five members to serve four-year terms. Persons not satisfactorily trained in the twelve-month probationary period may not be employed as police officers. Pretrial Release Services investigates all defendants awaiting trial in criminal proceedings before the Baltimore City Circuit Court and the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore. At the direction of the Court of Special Appeals, the Division investigates, reports, and makes recommendations regarding applications for review of criminal sentences. The Office of Field Support Services was initiated in 1978 as the Office of Field Operations. Box 549, Maryland House of Correction Road (off Route 175), Jessup, MD 20794 - 0549 The Division also regularly informs the Maryland Parole Commission of parolees' activities and notifies the District or Circuit Courts of probationers' activities. COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE & ENFORCEMENT The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity started in 1989 as the Office of Minority Business Enterprise and Equal Opportunity under the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. YOUTH DETENTION CENTER From 1923 to 1955, seventy-five men were executed by hanging in the old gallows chamber. 920 North Forrest St., Baltimore, MD 21202 Four regional offices administer the supervision of probationers and parolees by agents assigned to some forty field offices. In addition, the Center houses the Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute, and the Leadership Development Institute. Designed to become a statewide criminal justice information network, the Automated Booking System is used by the Center. These include the Baltimore Pre-Release Unit, Harold E. Donnell Pre-Release Unit, and Poplar Hill Pre-Release Unit. The booking process begins with a bar-coded bracelet assigned to the detainee for tracking purposes. Of two Associate Directors, one must be a psychiatrist and one a behavioral scientist. Public Safety Education & Training Center, 6852 Fourth St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. The Maryland Higher Education Commission appoints a president of a college or university in the State with a correctional training curriculum, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons names a representative. This report goes to an on-site District Court Commissioner who conducts an initial hearing to determine probable cause, set bail, and assign a trial date. Maryland at a Glance To reduce overcrowding, the Program recommends options to the court, such as scheduling early trials; monitors writs, detainers, and violations of court orders; and further investigates the feasibility of recognizance or reduced bail for some defendants. In 1989, the Chesapeake Detention Facility originated as the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center opened under jurisdiction of the Maryland Penitentiary. 7275 Waterloo Road, Jessup, MD 20794 The Board may grant leave or parole and, if it determines that the individual is no longer eligible for the Institution's programs, it may order the individual transferred to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Correction. The work release center has a rated capacity of 75 beds and houses those inmates on the Work Release Program and several inmates who are part of the institutional cadre. They were committed to the Center annually with the daily number of inmates averaging over 3,000. In 1997, the Inmate Health Care Administration started as the Office of Inmate Health Care, became the Office of Inmate Health Services in 1999, and Inmate Health Services in March 2003. Springfield Hospital Center, 7301 Buttercup Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 - 0394 Committees serve the regions around Baltimore, Cumberland, Hagerstown, Jessup, and Somerset County. Appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Director administers the Institution. They are evaluated by a team consisting of at least three professional employees of the Institution, including at least one psychiatrist, one psychologist, and one social worker. In 1976, the Criminal Justice Information System began (Chapter 239, Acts of 1976). Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit was dedicated in 1962. 901 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore, MD 21202 CHARLES COUNTY Box 537 Of over 50,000 defendants screened annually, the Program supervises and monitors approximately 19,000 defendants for whom the court orders pretrial release. The Citizens' Advisory Board for Patuxent Institution organized in 1989 (Chapter 6, Acts of 1989). After identification, the detainee is interviewed by a pretrial investigator. Both the Inmate Grievance Office and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board transferred to Administration during the 2012 reorganization. A support services building houses the dining room, education and vocational training, and medical services. In 1953, the Division was renamed the Department of Parole and Probation (Chapter 653, Acts of 1953). In 1962, the Advisory Board of Corrections replaced the Board of Correction, and the Superintendent of Prisons was succeeded by the Commissioner of Correction (Chapter 123, Acts of 1962). The Division reorganized as a program within the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services in 1991 (Chapter 59, Acts of 1991), and was placed under the Chesapeake Detention Facility in 2015. As authorized by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Center also could house any person held in custody by any agency of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. 14320 Oaks Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 - 0159 OPERATIONS - WEST 6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 - 2341 When the Division formed in 1991, the State assumed responsibility for the Baltimore City Jail and renamed it as the Baltimore City Detention Center. Inmates are housed here pending transfer to other units. Inmates may prepare for the General Education Development (GED) exam; work for a high school diploma; learn workforce and vocational skills; and also study life skills, such as parenting and anger management. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards A grievance or complaint that merits further consideration is referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings. To the Division of Parole and Probation and its field operations, Administration and Support Services provides administrative, budget, fiscal, human resource management, lease and facilities management, and staff development and training services.
Eligible offenders usually have family or responsible friends residing in the receiving state. With new technology, the process is expected to take under four hours. The conduct of parolees and adult probationers is supervised by the Division, which conducts investigations for the Maryland Parole Commission, the courts, and the Governor. Box 534, Maryland House of Correction Road, Jessup, Maryland 20794 - 0534 Minimum Security Compound, [Eastern Correctional Institution Annex], 30430 Revells Neck Road, Westover, Maryland, May 2017. BALTIMORE PRETRIAL COMPLEX & YOUTH DETENTION CENTER By statute, in 1994, the method of execution was changed from lethal gas to lethal injection (Chapter 5, Acts of 1994). These compliance reports are used for sentencing decisions and, in some instances, plea bargaining negotiations. In FY2014, the Center processed and evaluated 3,753 inmates. Subject to the authority of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, it also prescribes standards for and certifies all schools that offer training courses in corrections, parole, and probation. Further, the Commission inspects such schools and may revoke a school's certification for cause. Each operated under the jurisdiction of either a board of directors or a board of managers appointed by the Governor. 401 East Eager St., Baltimore, MD 21202 MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING & STANDARDS COMMISSION Urine testing surveillance is used for some of these defendants. MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL PRE-RELEASE SYSTEM Since 1923, executions have taken place at the Penitentiary (Chapter 465, Acts of 1922). In FY2016, Maryland Correctional Enterprises employed 2,996 inmates for over 3 million hours of employment and training. 401 East Madison St., Baltimore, MD 21202 The System also is responsible for two pre-release units: Central Maryland Correctional Facility, Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit, and Eastern Pre-Release Unit. COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE & ENFORCEMENT Maryland Counties MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN - JESSUP Courthouse, Room 508, 100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202 A grant from the federal Works Progress Administration augmented State funds and construction began in 1939. 401 East Eager St., Baltimore, MD 21202 As authorized by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Center also could house any person held in custody by any agency of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Community Surveillance and Enforcement originated as the Community Service Program, and reorganized under its present name in 2008. The Division of Correction dates to the nineteenth century when the first State prisons - the Maryland Penitentiary and the Maryland House of Correction - were erected. Maryland Manual On-Line Additional housing was added to the prison which has an inmate capacity of 2,044. In 2003, the Office of Food Services transferred back to the Division of Correction from the Office of Food and Property Services under the Assistant Secretary for Property Services. 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 311B, Baltimore, MD 21215 - 2341 Maryland Universities & Colleges The Board advises the Director of Patuxent Institution and the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services on the operation and programs of Patuxent Institution (Code Correctional Services Article, sec. Urine testing surveillance is used for some of these defendants. The Baltimore Pre-Release Unit prepares inmates to return to the community. The Unit executes warrants to retake offenders and to arrest persons who violate the conditions of probation. Maryland Municipalities At its present location, the Center opened in October 1981. The Institution consists of five housing units, each holding 192 cells. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services with the Governor's approval, the Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services heads the Division (Code Correctional Services Article, secs. 18601 Roxbury Road, Hagerstown, MD 21746 From this Unit, inmates are assigned to work projects of the State Highway Administration and the State Police Barracks in Centreville and Annapolis, and to work details at the State House and Government House in Annapolis. One of the largest municipal jails in the nation, the Baltimore City Detention Center held over 40,000 inmates. One of the largest municipal jails in the nation, the Baltimore City Detention Center held over 40,000 inmates. To apprehend probationers charged with violating conditions of their probation, warrants also are requested from the courts. BALTIMORE PRE-RELEASE UNIT Maryland Independent Agencies If not eligible, the inmate is returned to the Division of Correction to continue his or her sentence. The Division received its present name in June 1997. The Center includes Pretrial Release Services; the District Court Commissioners for Baltimore; the Office of State's Attorney for Baltimore; and Baltimore City Police Services (Code Correctional Services Article, sec. At that time, it became responsible for the administrative functions of inmate health services. Maryland Correctional Enterprises was designed to provide essential work and training for eligible prisoners, and to produce needed goods for State government with inmate labor. Courthouse, Room 508, 100 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202 2100 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, MD 21218 In 2015, Regional Operations - East was restructured as Operations - East, and also became responsible for the Central Maryland Correctional Facility. In 1960, connective north and south wings were constructed; in 1971, a separate jail for women was built. What is now the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women - Jessup received its first prisoners on October 1, 1940, and formally was established in 1941 as the Women's Prison of the State of Maryland (Chapter 71, Acts of 1941). Today, eligible male and female inmates who are mentally disordered or physically impaired (including some chronic youthful offenders) are treated and rehabilitated at Patuxent Institution. 3-501 through 3-528). Prisons provide education, including elementary and secondary school instruction, advanced and specialized study, and vocational and on-the-job training. Urine testing surveillance is used for some of these defendants. Within the Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System are Brockbridge Correctional Facility (a medium-security institution), and a minimum-security facility, the Dorsey Run Correctional Facility. 30420 Revells Neck Road, Westover, MD 21890 - 0500 6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 - 2342 In 2015, the Facility was placed under Operations - East. Community service can be ordered as a pretrial diversionary sanction, or a post-trial sentencing alternative. In Maryland, State prisoners have been used as a public labor force since the opening of the Maryland Penitentiary in 1811. They were committed to the Center annually with the daily number of inmates averaging over 3,000. WESTERN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION DIVISION OF PRETRIAL DETENTION & SERVICES In addition, the Commission outlines qualifications for instructors and certifies qualified instructors for approved training schools. Seven vocational areas are targeted: automotive services; graphic arts; health; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning; home improvement; office work; and warehousing and distribution. DIVISION OF CORRECTION Duties of the Parole Commissioner were reorganized under the Division of Parole and Probation formed in 1939 to administer State parole and probation laws (Chapter 406, Acts of 1939). Box 3333, Route 3 In October 2019, demolition began on the Center, and its demolition finally was completed in August 2021. In 2003, the Office of Food Services transferred back to the Division of Correction from the Office of Food and Property Services under the Assistant Secretary for Property Services. Public Safety Education & Training Center, 6852 Fourth St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit was dedicated in 1962. INTERSTATE COMPACT UNIT A maximum-security section to confine prisoners under sentence of death and an execution chamber were included in the 1956 building. It reformed as Office of Field Support Services in 2015 and under its present name in 2017. 550 East Madison St., Baltimore, MD 21202 Opened in April 1981, the Baltimore Pre-Release Unit was created from the merger of the Community Vocational Rehabilitation Center and the Greenmount Avenue Pre-Release Unit. On matters requiring corrective action, the Office reports to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, primarily through fiscal and management audit reports. Booking then is completed. In February 1998, the Penitentiary reorganized as the Metropolitan Transition Center. In July 2009, the Facility adopted its present name. METROPOLITAN TRANSITION CENTER(formerly Maryland Penitentiary) FOOD SERVICES Supervision. INTERSTATE COMPACT UNIT In 1970, the program was placed within the Division of Correction, and in 2005 renamed Maryland Correctional Enterprises (Chapter 124, Acts of 2005). In Fiscal Year 1992, the Correctional Mental Health Center - Jessup was established within Patuxent Institution. The Program began with 40 inmates in Fiscal Year 1991 and, as of January 2001, has served over 21,000 inmates. At the request of the Governor or the Governor's designee, the Division investigates and reports on persons applying for pardon, commutation of sentence, or clemency. The Board was replaced by the Parole Commissioner in 1922 (Chapter 29, Acts of 1922). Patuxent Institution, Waterloo Road, Jessup, Maryland, March 2019. The Governor names the chair (Code Correctional Services Article, sec. From 2003 to 2007, the Department conducted its work in four main areas: Administration; Operations; Property Services; and Treatment Services. Since 1923, executions have taken place at the Penitentiary (Chapter 465, Acts of 1922). Both the Inmate Grievance Office and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board transferred to Administration during the 2012 reorganization. The Baltimore Pre-Release Unit prepares inmates to return to the community. DIVISION OF CORRECTION Moreover, training and professional development sessions are provided to public safety and criminal justice employees from public and private agencies in Maryland and from other states. By statute, in 1994, the method of execution was changed from lethal gas to lethal injection (Chapter 5, Acts of 1994). OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS 27, sec. The Institution is designed to house 1,793 inmates with some 503 staff. In 1966, the Camp relocated to Jessup as the Maryland Correctional Camp Center (Chapter 385, Acts of 1966). The Program also makes recommendations to the courts regarding pretrial release or detention of defendants awaiting trial. Western Correctional Institution (Cumberland) The conduct of parolees and adult probationers is supervised by the Division, which conducts investigations for the Maryland Parole Commission, the courts, and the Governor. The Center houses male prisoners who required minimum security. This report goes to an on-site District Court Commissioner who conducts an initial hearing to determine probable cause, set bail, and assign a trial date. With a capacity for 500 inmates, the Baltimore City Correctional Center opened in July 1984 as part of the Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System. The Director and Deputy Director are appointed by the Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services with the approval of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Code Correctional Services Article, secs. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION A flurry of building (mostly of dormitories) from 1870 to 1878 alleviated overcrowding. It reformed as Office of Field Support Services in 2015 and under its present name in 2017. Community service can be ordered as a pretrial diversionary sanction, or a post-trial sentencing alternative. 926 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore, MD 21202 The Center incarcerates short-term offenders where previously it had held those long-term prisoners requiring maximum security. Public Safety Education & Training Center, 6852 Fourth St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. More recently, inmates have worked on green initiatives, such as growing and planting Bay grasses; building oyster cages for oyster recovery projects; and restoring and maintaining apple orchards at Antietam National Battlefield. METROPOLITAN TRANSITION CENTER(formerly Maryland Penitentiary) The Baltimore Pre-Release Unit prepares inmates to return to the community. In addition, the Division investigates the home and employment proposals of parolees and probationers from other states wanting to live in Maryland under the Uniform Out-of-State Parolee Supervision Act. By statute, in 1994, the method of execution was changed from lethal gas to lethal injection (Chapter 5, Acts of 1994). It later transferred under Administration. Eligible offenders usually have family or responsible friends residing in the receiving state.
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