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employment or participate in special community
rehabilitation programs. Weekend leaves also may
be granted under certain conditions (Code 1957,
Art. 27, sees. 700A, 700C).
Correctional institutions provide education, in-
cluding academic instruction at both elementary
and secondary school levels, advanced and special-
ized study, and vocational and on-the-job training.
Pre-release units offer instruction that prepares in-
mates to obtain high school equivalency certificates.
A county or counties deciding to build or main-
tain a regional detention center may apply to the
Commissioner of Correction for financial aid to
construct or enlarge the facility (Chapter 535, Acts
of 1980). When the Commissioner approves coun-
ty construction plans, the State pays part of the
costs. The Commissioner, upon approving plans
which require financial assistance, enters into writ-
ten agreement with the county or counties involved
setting forth the rights, powers, duties and respon-
sibilities of all parties. A convicted offender may be
sentenced to a regional detention center if the sen-
tence is for not more than 18 months.
Community Correctional Centers were intro-
duced in 1972 (Chapter 464, Acts of 1972). Chapter
234, Acts of 1976, renamed them Community Adult
Rehabilitation Centers (CARC). By this Act, the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services,
with the assistance and advice of the Commissioner,
evaluates and determines the need for one or more
community adult rehabilitation centers in each county
or region of the State. In July 1978, the community
adult rehabilitation centers were placed under the
Correctional Pre-Releasc System as pre-release units.
When the Secretary of Public Safety and Correc-
tional Services establishes the need for a community
adult rehabilitation center, the State pays costs as-
sociated with starting the center (Chapter 534, Acts
of 1980). These costs are determined by agreement
between the Secretary and the jurisdiction where
the center is to be located. The Secretary, with the
advice of the Commission on Correctional Stand-
ards, sets minimum standards for the centers.
The Commissioner of Correction is appointed
by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services with the approval of the Governor and
Senate advice and consent (Code 1957, Art. 27,
sees. 673, 674).

CITIZENS'ADVISOKT COMMITTEES
Citizens' Advisory Committees for correctional
institutions report to the Commissioner of Correc-
tion and the Governor about concerns of citizens
residing in the vicinity of each institution. Currently,
Committees serve the regions around Baltimore,
Hagerstown, Jessup, and Somerset County

Each Committee has seven members appointed
to three-year terms by the Governor (Code 1957,
Art. 41, sees. 4-1101 through 4-1103).

CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS—BALTIMORE
REGION

Appointed by Governor upon legislative nomination:
Lee Douglas, Jr., 1991; John F. Cadden, Jr., M.D.,
1992; Sarah Griffin, 1993; David Johnson, 1993;
three vacancies.

CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS—HAGERSTOWN
REGION

Vacancy, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor upon legislative nomination:
Robert L. Shoemaker, 1987; Walter W. Teach,
1991; Edward E. Harriman, 1992; Rodney L.
Tucker, 1992; JohnT. Hoover, Jr., 1993; Michael
H. Parsons, Ed.D., 1994.

CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS—JESSUP REGION

Clayton L. Jacobson, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor upon legislative nomination:
Benjamin L. Hebron, 1988; Jerome R. Weber, Jr.,
1988; Doris E. Hofmann, 1989; Joseph E. Keegin,
1989; Charles A. Rounds, Jr., 1989; John K.
Gardner.

This committee was first appointed in December
1983 (Chapter 194, Acts of 1982).

CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS—SOMERSET
COUNTY

H. DeWayne Whittington, Ed.D., Chairperson,
1991

Appointed by Governor upon legislative nomination:
Ellsworrh Hoffman, 1990; Michael N. Hall, 1991;
Robert W. Murphey, 1991; Donald Ramsay,
1991; Lauren C. Taylor, 1991; Jerry W.
McCready, 1993.

RECEPTION, DIAGNOSTIC &
CLASSIFICATION CENTER
James A. Carter, Acting Warden

550 E. Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 332-0970

The Reception, Diagnostic and Classification
Center for male inmates was established in 1967
(Chapter 695, Acts of 1967). Inmates at the Center
are diagnostically evaluated, classified, and assigned
to an institution of the Division of Correction. The
Center has a rated capacity of 400 inmates (Code
1957, Art. 27, sees. 689(g)-700(a)).