DPSCS Press Releases
- Apr 23, 2013 - DPSCS statement about federal indictments
- Apr 19, 2013 - Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Spotlights Helping Hands During National Volunteer Week
- Apr 18, 2013 - DPSCS to Kick Off National Crime Victims’ Rights Week With Detainees’ Donation to MD Crime Victims’ Resource Center
- Mar 28, 2013 - DPSCS Walkoff from Central Home Detention Unit
- Mar 21, 2013 - Frederick County Government: Text to 911 Launched For Verizon Customers
- Mar 06, 2013 - DPSCS Central Home Detention Unit Walkoff Offender Returned to Custody
- Feb 19, 2013 - Eastern Correctional Institution to Host Media Day for America’s Vet Dogs Program Thursday, 2/21 at 10:30 a.m.
- Feb 06, 2013 - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to Speak At DPSCS Correctional Academy Graduation Friday, 2/8 at 2:30 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2013 - New Correctional Officers Graduate From DPSCS Academy Friday, January 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Sykesville
- Jan 17, 2013 - State of Maryland Suspends the Construction of New Baltimore City Jail For Youth Charged as Adults
- Dec 11, 2012 - Maryland Correctional Enterprises Inmates to Launder 17,000 Bras for Charity Thursday, December 13 at 10 a.m. in Sykesville
- Dec 06, 2012 - Correctional Officers to Host Annual Santa Party and Breakfast at East Baltimore School, Friday, Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m.
- Nov 30, 2012 - More Than 50 Agencies and Individuals to be Honored At Annual Governor’s Crime Prevention Awards Tuesday, 12/4 in Glen Burnie
- Nov 27, 2012 - Two Inmates Seriously Injured in Unrelated Assaults at Cumberland Prisons
- Nov 27, 2012 - 31 New Officers to Graduate From DPSCS Correctional Academy Thursday, November 29 at 2:30 in Sykesville
In The News
- Apr 25, 2013 - 'Sustainability in Prisons' Network Goes National
- Apr 19, 2013 - A Second Chance For Inmates And Horses In Maryland
- Apr 16, 2013 - Prisoners Behind Bars in Jessup See a Future in Trees
- Apr 14, 2013 - Inmates at Jessup, and American Chestnuts, on Comeback Trail
- Apr 14, 2013 - MD Inmates Grow American Chestnut Seedlings for Group Seeking to Restore "Redwood of the East"
- Apr 06, 2013 - Corrections Official: Inmate Rehabilitation Best for Society
- Apr 04, 2013 - Prison ministry: 'Looking for something good to do'
- Mar 28, 2013 - Community Supervision Agents Raise Money to Help Former Inmates
- Mar 28, 2013 - Volunteers Sought to Find Homes for Inmate Trained Dogs
- Mar 28, 2013 - Life After Prison for Incarcerated Veterans
- Mar 27, 2013 - Veterans at Maryland Correctional Training Center Learn About Services
- Mar 22, 2013 - City Holds Trash Cleanup Along Gwynns Run Stream
- Mar 22, 2013 - 9-1-1 Text Alert Pilot Program Launches in Frederick County
- Mar 21, 2013 - Frederick County Citizens Can Now Text 911 Operators
- Mar 14, 2013 - Inmates Help Tear Down House of Correction, Earn Professional Certifications
- Mar 12, 2013 - Puppies Behind Bars: America's Vet Dogs Improving Prisons
- Mar 12, 2013 - Inmates train dogs for service to those who have served their country
- Feb 22, 2013 - New leash on life
- Feb 21, 2013 - Dog days at ECI
- Jan 31, 2013 - Inmates Train Puppies to Help Wounded U.S. Military Veterans
- Jan 16, 2013 - 'Knitting Behind Bars' Helps Inmates Cope
- Jan 04, 2013 - Incarcerated veterans train dogs for other vets
- Jan 01, 2013 - MD Law Gives Incentive for Non-Violent Offenders
- Dec 20, 2012 - Inmates at Sykesville Detention Center Laundry Process 13,000 Donated Bras
- Dec 14, 2012 - Inmates Give Back to Community through Salvation Army
- Dec 13, 2012 - Maryland Inmates Launder Bras for Cancer Awareness
DPSCS Website Feature Stories
Community Supervision Agents Donate More than 2,000 Books to Prison Libraries
Community Supervision agents in eight field offices made a tremendous contribution to Western Maryland prison libraries recently, ...Learn more
Community Supervision looking for a few good men and women
Among the true unsung heroes in the world of Maryland Public Safety are the corps of Community Supervision agents, who work in all corners of the state. ...Learn more
Two DPSCS Prisons in the Groundbreaking America's VetDog Program Get Their Second Sets of Puppies
The first state prisons in the country with incarcerated veterans training service puppies for wounded U.S. service people ...Learn more
Chesapeake Detention Facility Detainees Make Large Donation to Komen Cancer Organization
Federal detainees awaiting trial at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services’ operated ...Learn more
ECI Lifers Give Back to a Local School
The bustling Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE) Central Laundry Plant, at the pre-release Central Maryland Correctional Facility, can handle as much as 10,000 pounds of laundry a day. ...Learn more
Laundering Bras for a Good Cause
The bustling Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE) Central Laundry Plant, at the pre-release Central Maryland Correctional Facility, can handle as much as 10,000 pounds of laundry a day. ...Learn more
More than 50 Law Enforcement Agencies, Businesses, and Individuals Honored at Governor’s Annual Crime Prevention Awards
Fifty-five individuals, businesses, and law enforcement agencies were honored yesterday for their innovative crime prevention
...Learn more
A Treasure Trove for DPSCS Correctional Libraries Thanks to the Parole Rotary
The Parole Rotary made its second large donation to Department of Public Safety and Correctional Service (DPSCS) prison
...Learn more
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Communications Office
410-339-5081
Rick Binetti – Executive Director of Communications
410-339-5007
Mark Vernarelli – Director of Public Information
410-339-5065
Danielle Lueking – Communications and New Media Manager
410-339-5011
Erin Julius - Public Information Officer
410-339-5824
