privilege was extended for attending school (Chapter
551, Acts of 1968). Under certain conditions, the
Commissioner of Correction may authorize special
leave for prisoners to seek employment or participate
in special community rehabilitation programs. Week-
end leaves also may be granted under certain condi-
tions (Code 1957, Art. 27, secs. 700A, 700C).
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, secs. 667-679).

CITIZENS' ADVISORY 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,
secs. 4-1101 through 4-1103).

MARYLAND RECEPTION, DIAGNOSTIC &
CLASSIFICATION CENTER
Merry L. Coplin, Warden

550 East Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 332-0970

The Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classifi-
cation Center began in June 1967 as a reception center
in the south wing of the Maryland Penitentiary (Chap-
ter 695, Acts of 1967). At its present location, the
Center opened in October 1981. Men inmates at the
Center are diagnostically evaluated, classified, and
assigned to an institution of the Division of Correc-
tion. A maximum-security facility, the seven-story
Center has a rated capacity of 400 inmates (Code
1957, Art. 27, sees. 689(g)-700(a)).

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY
Sewall B. Smith, Warden

954 Forrest St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 837-2135

The Maryland Penitentiary is the State's only maxi-
mum-security prison. It confines male prisoners sen-
tenced to long terms. Authorized in 1804, the
Maryland Penitentiary opened in 1811 (Resolution no.
32, Acts of 1804). It is Maryland's oldest State prison.
Over the years, Penitentiary buildings have altered.
The major portion of the physical plant was built in
1894. A south wing was completed in 1899. The most
recent additions were made in 1956. Then, the old
administration building and one of the original cell
houses were replaced by a sixty-bed general hospital for
men in the correctional system. A maximum-security
section to confine prisoners under sentence of death

and an execution chamber also were erected in
1956. After the method of execution was changed
from lethal gas to lethal injection in 1994 (Chapter
5, Acts of 1994), the State last executed someone
in the Maryland Penitentiary on May 17, 1994.

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL ADJUSTMENT
CENTER
Joseph Wilson, Assistant Warden

401 East Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 539-5445

Under jurisdiction of the Maryland Penitentiary,
the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center
opened in 1989. The Center is a maximum-security
prison for men. It is located across the street from the
Maryland Penitentiary and functions as a satellite of
the Penitentiary, housing the most violent criminals.

ROXBURY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Ronald F. Moats, Warden

P.O. Box 4444, Route 3
Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 797-2250

The Roxbury Correctional Institution is a 721-
bed medium-security prison for men. The Institu-
tion opened in December 1983.

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION—HAGERSTOWN
Lloyd L. Waters, Warden

P.O. Box 2000, Route 3
Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 733-2800

The Maryland Correctional Institution—Hager-
stown is a medium-security prison for men. Author-
ized in 1931 as the Maryland State Penal Farm
(Chapter 366, Acts of 1931), it opened, after funding
delays, in 1942. In 1945, the Penal Farm was replaced
by the Maryland State Reformatory for Males (Chap-
ter 519, Acts of 1945). The Reformatory was renamed
Maryland Institution for Men in 1962 and Maryland
Correctional Institution in 1964.
Two housing areas have been added to the prison.
In 1980, the Roxbury Emergency Housing Unit
(EHU) opened with a 128-bed capacity. The Western
Program Development Center, a second emergency
housing unit of 420 beds, opened in 1983.

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING
CENTER
Joseph P. Sacchet, Warden

P.O. Box 3333, Route 3
Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 791-7200

The Maryland Correctional Training Center, a me-
dium-security institution, was authorized in 1966
(Chapter 385, Acts of 1966). The Center offers edu-