for sentencing decisions and, in some instances, plea
bargaining negotiations.
To minimize unnecessary incarceration, the Pro-
gram develops alternative sanction plans, under
court supervision, and arbitrates or mediates dis-
putes when requested by the court. The Program,
under scrutiny of the courts, the State's Attorney
and the Public Defender or private counsel, also
presents and defends alternatives to prosecution.
In addition, the Program reviews the status of
defendants in pretrial detention in the Baltimore
City Detention Center. To manage the Center's
inmate capacity, the Program recommends options
to the court, such as scheduling early trials;
monitors writs, detainers, and violations of court
orders; and conducts further investigation to deter-
mine the feasibility of recognizance or reduced bail
for some defendants.
The Director and Deputy Director are ap-
pointed by the Commissioner of Pretrial Detention
and Services with the approval of the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services (Code
1957, Art. 41, sec. 4-1406).

BALTIMORE CITY DETENTION CENTER
Vacancy, Warden

401 East Eager St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 396-5229

The Baltimore City Detention Center, formerly
the Baltimore City Jail, became part of the Division
of Pretrial Detention and Services in 1991 (House
Bill 1059, Acts of 1991),

DIVISION OF CORRECTION

Richard A. Lanham, Sr., Commissioner of
Correction

6776 Reisterstown Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21215 764-4184

The functions of the Division of Correction
originated in the nineteenth century when the first
State prisons, the Maryland Penitentiary and the
Maryland House of Correction, were erected.
Prior to 1916, the two prisons were autonomous.
Each operated under the jurisdiction of either a board
of directors or a board of managers appointed by the
Governor. In 1916, these institutions were placed
under the administration of the State Board of Prison
Control (Chapter 556, Acts of 1916). The Board of
Welfare superseded the Board of Prison Control in
1922 to administer the prisons (Chapter 29, Acts of
1922). In 1939, the Department of Correction and
the Board of Correction replaced the Board ofWelfare
(Chapter 69, Acts of 1939).

The Superintendent of Prisons became ad-
ministrator of the Department of Correction in
1953 (Chapter 758, Acts of 1953). The Board of
Correction established departmental policies and
appointed executive personnel for institutions
under the jurisdiction of the Department on recom-
mendations made by the Superintendent of Prisons
(Code 1957, Art. 27, sees. 667, 669-671, 675,
677). In 1962, the Advisory Board of Corrections
replaced the Board of Correction and the Superin-
tendent of Prisons was succeeded by the Commis-
sioner of Correction (Chapter 123, Acts of 1962).
The Department of Correction was renamed the
Department of Correctional Services in 1968
(Chapter 137, Acts of 1968).
All State correctional responsibilities were as-
signed to the Department of Public Safety and Cor-
rectional Services in 1970 (Chapter 401, Acts of
1970). At that time, the Department of Correctional
Services was reorganized as the Division of Correc-
tion and continued to administer adult correctional
facilities subject to the authority of the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services. In 1970, a
single advisory board for corrections, parole, and
probation replaced the Advisory Board of the
Department of Correction, the Advisory Board of
the Division of Parole and Probation, and the Ad-
visory Council for Correctional Services.
The Division of Correction plans, establishes,
and directs the administration of State correctional
facilities. Under the Division's jurisdiction, correc-
tional institutions classify inmates to determine how
they should be confined and supervised. Once the
security level of confinement has been determined,
the specific conditions of confinement are evaluated
for an inmate and, where appropriate, programs are
offered in education, vocational training, employ-
ment, substance abuse counseling, and psychologi-
cal and psychiatric intervention and security
Correctional institutions and pre-release units
offer employment programs that permit inmates to
develop or relearn occupational skills. The inmates
are assigned to a variety of maintenance tasks, as
well as to the diversified State Use Industries Pro-
gram. These programs also provide necessary goods
and services to certain public agencies. For example,
several institutions operate their own laundries
which also serve other State facilities.
The Work Release Program was established in
1963 (Chapter 285, Acts of 1963). Under this
program, certain prisoners may leave actual con-
finement during necessary and reasonable hours to
work at gainful employment in the community
They return to the institution at the end of the work
day In 1968, this privilege was extended for attend-
ing school (Chapter 551, Acts of 1968). Under
certain conditions, the Commissioner of Correction
may authorize special leave for prisoners to seek