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Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services At a Glance


List of Units


Commission on Correctional Standards

The Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards advises the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services regarding standards for state, local and privately-operated correctional facilities. Read more

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Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board administers compensation for innocent persons suffering physical injury or death as a result of criminal acts or in their efforts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals. Read more

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Division of Capital Construction and Facilities Maintenance

The Division of Capital Construction and Facility Maintenance is the division within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services responsible for the planning, budgeting, and design of capital and maintenance projects at correctional facilities statewide. Read more

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Division of Correction

The correctional side of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services includes all Maryland state prisons. Dedicated professionals oversee 24 prisons and pre-release centers whose mission is to protect the public by securing sentenced criminals and preparing most of them to return to their communities. Read more

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Division of Parole & Probation

Offenders on parole and probation, living in our neighborhoods and working in our businesses, require supervision and guidance to keep focused on the ultimate goal of overcoming the "revolving door" of the criminal justice system. The Division of Parole and Probation ensures these offenders are meeting these goals while upholding individual requirements set forth by courts and the Parole Commission. Read more

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Division of Pretrial Detention

The Baltimore Pretrial Complex annually holds more detainees than any local jurisdiction in Maryland. It offers a wide array of mental health, social, educational, recreational, spiritual, and rehabilitative programs. Read more

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Emergency Number Systems Board

The Emergency Numbers System Board coordinates installation and enhancement of county 9-1-1 emergency telephone number services systems. Read more

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Human Resources Services Division

The Human Resources Services Division is responsible for all aspects of employment with The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Read more

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Information Technology and Communications Division

The Information Technology and Communications Division (ITCD) provides automated criminal justice information services for criminal justice and non-criminal justice purposes to the department, other federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies, and authorized users among the general public. Read more

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Inmate Grievance Office

The Inmate Grievance Office has jurisdiction over all inmate grievance complaints against Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services officials and employees. Read more

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Intelligence and Investigative Division

The Intelligence and Investigative Division conducts criminal and administrative investigations of serious misconduct within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Read more

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Maryland Parole Commission

The Maryland Parole Commission is charged with determining on a case-by-case basis whether inmates serving sentences of six months or more in state or local facilities are suitable for release into the community under certain conditions or supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation. Read more

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Office of Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to promote a work environment conducive to fairness, free from sexual harassment, intimidation or coercion of any kind. Employment discrimination and harassment, which includes sexual harassment, are prohibited. Read more

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Office of Grants & Policy

The Office of Grants & Policy provides essential support functions across all agencies of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services by providing crucial analysis, opinion, and recommendation intended to help guide decision-making relative to policy development and grants management.  Read more

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Office of the Inspector General

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is a division of the Office of the Secretary, responsible for conducting a full range of independent and objective audits; inspections; management analyses; and investigations. Read more

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Office of Real Estate Management

The Office of Real Estate Management was created in 2007 as a component of the Division of Support Services - now called the Office of Property Management Services. Read more

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Office of the Secretary

The Office of the Secretary provides executive direction and guidance for the department and all of its agencies. It establishes policy, sets priorities, and provides central support services, oversight, and accountability for departmental agencies. Read more

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Office of Inmate Health and Clinical Services

The Office of Inmate Health and Clinical Services, under the authority of executive director of Field Support Services, is responsible for the provision of treatment to offenders under the control and custody of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Read more

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Patuxent Institution

Patuxent Institution is a maximum security correctional facility that houses both male and female offenders. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services mission of protecting the public, protecting its employees and protecting the offenders under its... Read more

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Police and Correctional Training Commissions

The mission of the Police and Correctional Training Commissions (PCTC) is to ensure the quality of law enforcement and correctional services through the establishment and enforcement of standards and the facilitation and delivery of training, education and prevention programs. Read more

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Sundry Claims Board

The Sundry Claims Board has jurisdiction over all inmate claims for compensation for permanent disabilities arising from incapacitating injuries suffered while engaged in work for which inmate wages are paid in corrections, the Patuxent Institution. Read more

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