Effective July 1, 1967, all persons sen-
tenced by the courts in the State of Mary-
land are sentenced to the Division of
Correction and must be admitted to a Re-
ception-Diagnostic Classification Center for
testing, evaluation, and assignment to one
of the State's correctional institutions. In
accordance with this new law, the Division
of Correction has established a Reception-
Diagnostic Classification Center at the
Maryland Correctional Institution for Wom-
en — Jessup. This Center receives all adult
females serving sentences ranging from three
months through life imprisonment, who have
been convicted of felonies and misdemean-
ors, and who are not sent to local jails.
Upon the completion of these classification
procedures in the Center, female inmates
are transferred to the Maryland Correctional
Institution proper to complete their sen-
tences. Both the Reception Center for
Women and the Maryland Correctional In-
stitution for Women are located on the
same ground.
Staff: 1975, III; 1976, 112; 1977,
113 (General Funds Budget).
1975, 1; 1976, 2; 1977, 2
(State Use Industries Funds).
CORRECTIONAL CAMPS
Robert W. McColley, Superintendent
Correctional Camps
Administration Building,
Jessup 20794 Telephone: 799-1363
Maryland Correctional Camp Center,
Jessup, Anne Arundel County
Eastern Correctional Camp, Church Hill,
Queen Anne's County
Poplar Hill Correctional Camp, Quantico,
Wicomico County
Community Vocational Rehabilitation and
Release Center, Baltimore
Southern Maryland Correctional Camp,
Hughesville, Charles County
Central Laundry Correction Camp,
Sykesville, Carroll County
The Division of Correction operates six
minimum security pre - release facilities,
which provide work and other rehabilitative |
opportunities for the men transferred to
these minimum security installations.
For the most part, the Correctional
Camps also house inmates who are partici-
pating in the Work Release Program.
Before assignment to a Correctional
Camp, the inmates are carefully screened
either at the Reception-Diagnostic and Clas-
sification Center or at the institutions to
which they are assigned. These Camps were
established by Chapter 266, Acts of 1955
(Code 1957, 1976 Repl. Vol., Art. 27 sec.
689f).
The Sandy Point Correctional Camp was
relocated at the Maryland Correctional
Camp Center and the name was changed
from Sandy Point Correctional Camp to
Maryland Correctional Camp Center by
Chapter 385, Acts of 1966. The Maryland
Correctional Camp Center functions as the
administrative headquarters for the Correc-
tional Camp system as a receiving and dis-
tributing point for the Correctional Camp
system and as a Correctional Camp.
Four of these facilities (Maryland Cor-
rectional Camp Center, Eastern, Poplar Hill,
and Southern Maryland) operate under one
budget. Inmates assigned to these camps are
employed on State works projects and on
Work Release programs.
Staff: 1975, 214; 1976, 216; 1977,
222 (General Funds Budget).
CENTRAL LAUNDRY
CORRECTIONAL CAMP
This combined laundry and correctional
camp operation was established in July,
1960 to serve the laundry needs of institu-
tions under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Health and Mental Hygiene.
All operating expenditures are paid for
from receipts from laundry.
Staff: 52.
ADVISORY BOARD FOR
CORRECTION, PAROLE AND
PROBATION
Chairman: Charles D. Harris, 1980
Ex officio members: W. Donald Pointer,
Deputy Secretary for Correctional Serv-
ices; Mark A. Levine, Commissioner o) |
