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Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services At a Glance
List of Units
- Commission on Correctional Standards
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
- Division of Capital Construction and Facilities Maintenance
- Division of Correction
- Division of Parole & Probation
- Division of Pretrial Detention
- Human Resources Services Division
- Information Technology and Communications Division
- Inmate Grievance Office
- Intelligence and Invesitgative Division
- Maryland Parole Commission
- Minority Business Enterprise Program
- Office of Equal Opportunity
- Office of Grants & Policy
- Office of the Inspector General
- Office of Real Estate Management
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Inmate Health and Clinical Services
- Patuxent Institution
- Police and Correctional Training Commissions
- Sundry Claims Board
- Volunteer Program
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Minority Business Enterprise Program
Secretary Scruggs is fully committed to the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs’ mission to connect small, minority- and women-owned businesses to State contracting and procurement opportunities through the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program in an effort to strengthening and grow MBE businesses. Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Volunteer Program
Volunteers at Public Safety bring a variety of skills to our offenders – they teach yoga, parenting skills, help prepare those on their way home for their job search – but there is one thing they all have in common: a dedication to improving the lives of others. Read more