Archives of Maryland Historical List Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 1970-

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was created in 1970 (Chapter 401, Acts of 1970). Today, the Department has statewide responsibility to supervise and
rehabilitate adjudicated individuals who pose a threat to the public. In Maryland, these functions initially derived from British precedent and common law, but evolved to fit local needs.
Appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent, the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services is responsible for carrying out the Governor's policies in the areas of public safety, crime prevention, correction, parole, and probation.
 

1970-1979	Robert J. Lally
1979-1981	Gordon C. Kamka
1981-1983	Thomas W. Schmidt
1983-1986	Frank A. Hall
1987-1997	Bishop L. Robinson
1997-2003	Stuart O. Simms
2003-2007	Mary Ann Willin Saar
2007-2013	Gary D. Maynard
2013-2015	Gregg L. Hershberger
2015-2019	Stephen T. Moyer
2019- 2022	Robert L. Green
2023-	Carolyn J. Scruggs

Sources:

Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List,
new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990.

Maryland Manual On-Line