Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services At a Glance
List of Units:
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| The Human Resources Services Division is responsible for all aspects of employment with The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| The Inmate Grievance Office has jurisdiction over all incarcerated individual grievance complaints against Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services officials and employees. More Info |
| The Intelligence and Investigative Division conducts criminal and administrative investigations of serious misconduct within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. More Info |
| The Maryland Parole Commission is charged with determining on a case-by-case basis whether incarcerated individual s 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. More Info |
| 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.More Info |
| The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Service(DPSCS) Office of Communications provides timely and accurate information to the public about latest news and events, careers and public safety, and agency policies and achievements. This office manages media relations and research, crisis communications, safety and program marketing, public affairs strategic planning and policy, agency publications and web content, customer service policy, special events and employee communications. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| Office of Data, Policy, and Grants 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. More Info |
| The overall mission of the Health and TreatmentServices (HTS) is to provide comprehensive treatment , programming, and pre-release planning for returning citizens under the care, custody, and supervision of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| 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. More Info |
| The overall mission of the Programs and Reentry Services is to provide comprehensive treatment, programming, and pre-release planning for returning citizens under the care, custody, and supervision of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. This is accomplished by implementing evidence-based programs, and coordinating linkages to community-based services that address each individual's risks and unique needs by changing their trajectory and creating opportunities for community engagement. More Info |
| 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... More Info |
| The mission of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions (MPCTC) is to provide training and regulatory services to Maryland's certified police and correctional professionals through the recommendation and implementation of standards. More Info |
| The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Office of the Secretary, Procurement Services Unit, is responsible for overseeing all procurement/purchasing of goods and services in accordance with the State Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) and department procurement regulations, policies and procedures. More Info |
| The Sundry Claims Board has jurisdiction over all incarcerated individual claims for compensation for permanent disabilities arising from incapacitating injuries suffered while engaged in work for which incarcerated individual wages are paid in corrections, the Patuxent Institution. More Info |