284/Maryland Manual

As a result of the Task Force's work, signifi-
cant legislation was enacted. Chapter 464, Acts of
1972, provided for the establishment of Commu-
nity Correctional Centers in the State of Mary-
land. Chapter 234, Acts of 1976, repealed the for-
mer sec. 706, Art. 27, which related to these
community correctional centers, and enacted the
present subsections 706 to 710E under the new
subtitle "Community Adult Rehabilitation Cen-
ters" (CARC). By this Act, the Secretary of Pub-
lic Safety and Correctional Services, with the as-
sistance and advice of the Commissioner, may
evaluate and determine the need, if any, for one
or more community adult rehabilitation centers in
each county or multi-region of the State. The law
outlines procedure for establishing a program for
the development and operation of community
adult rehabilitation centers and provides for the
establishment, location, construction, operation,
and funding of county, regional, and State cen-
ters. The Task Force began operating centers in
March 1974. Effective July 1978 the community
adult rehabilitation centers were placed under the
correctional camp system as pre-release units.

Chapter 534, Acts of 1980, provided that when
the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services establishes a need for a CARC, the State
will pay the costs associated with the start-up of
the CARC. These costs would be determined by
agreement between the Secretary and the jurisdic-
tion where the CARC is to be located. In addi-
tion, the law provides that the Secretary, with the
assistance and advice of the Commissioner of
Correction and the Center's Community Adviso-
ry Board, shall develop and adopt minimum stan-
dards for the Centers.

RECEPTION, DIAGNOSTIC AND
CLASSIFICATION CENTER

Merry Coplin, Superintendent

550 Madison Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 332-0970

Chapter 695, Acts of 1967, provided that all
convicted persons sentenced after June 1, 1967,
be committed to the Division of Correction (the
then Department of Correctional Services) and
authorized the Department to establish Receiving
and Classification Centers for prisoners.

On June 1, 1967, the Department established a
Reception Center at the Maryland Penitentiary
for male inmates. After diagnostic evaluation and
classification, inmates are assigned to one of the
institutions of the Division of Correction (Code
'•w Art. 27, secs. 689(g)-690, 691-700(a)).

The Reception Center, originally located in the
Maryland Penitentiary, is now a separate institu-
tion located on Madison Street. It is a seven-story
facility with a rated capacity of 400 inmates.

MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION

Howard N. Lyies, Warden
Jessup 20794 Telephone: 799-0100

The Maryland House of Correction, established
by Chapter 233, Acts of 1874, is a medium secu-
rity institution for male offenders serving sen-
tences of three months or longer. The institution
is located on 816.5 acres of land situated in both
Anne Arundel and Howard counties.

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION —JESSUP

Sebastian Valenti, Warden
Jessup 20794 Telephone: 799-7610

The Maryland Correctional Institution at
Jessup was opened in 1981. Originally an annex
to the Maryland House of Correction, it is now a
separate facility sharing certain services with the
House of Correction. It is a medium security fa-
cility with a rated capacity of 512 inmates serving
sentences of three months or longer.

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY

George H. Collins, Warden

954 Forrest Street
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 837-2135

The Maryland Penitentiary, authorized by Res-
olution No. 32, Acts of 1804, and opened in
1811, was the second institution of its type
established in the United States. It is a maximum
security institution for the confinement of long-
term prisoners committed by Courts in the State.
In 1829 buildings containing workshops were
constructed, thereby permitting the establishment
of industrial activities. In 1845 an educational
program was introduced, with the prison's chap-
lains teaching the inmates. Over the years a great
deal of construction and demolition has taken
place, with the most recent additions being made
in 1956 when the old administration building and
one of the original cell houses were razed to pro-
vide a site for a sixty-bed general hospital to
serve male inmates in the correctional system. A
new maximum security section for the confine-
ment of prisoners awaiting execution and a new
execution chamber (lethal gas) were also erected
in 1956. The last execution in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary took place in June 1961.