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132 MARYLAND MANUAL
appointed by the Governor. By Chapter 656, Acts of 1916, these insti-
tutions were administered by the State Board of Prison Control. By
Chapter 29, Acts of 1922, the Board of Welfare superseded the Board
of Prison Control and administered the prisons. By Chapter 69, Acts
of 1939, the Department of Correction and the Board of Correction
assumed all rights, powers, and duties which had formerly been vested
in the Board of Welfare.
By Chapter 768, Acts of 1963, the Superintendent of Prisons became
the administrator of the Department. The Board of Correction estab-
lished departmental policies and appointed the executive personnel
of the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department on the
recommendations made by the Superintendent of Prisons (Code 1957,
1967 Kepi. Vol., Art. 27, sees. 667, 669-71, 676, 677). The 1962 General
Assembly repealed Article 27, Sections 667-710, of the 1957 Code and
1961 Supplement and enacted new Sections 667 to 704, inclusive, to
revise and change the laws governing the administration of the De-
partment of Correction. Chapter 123 of the Acts of 1962 established
the Advisory Board and created the office of Commissioner of Correc-
tion. Chapter 137, Acts of 1968 repealed and re-enacted Sec. 667 of
Article 27, changing the name of the Department from the Depart-
ment of Correction to the Department of Correctional Services.
The Advisory Board consists of a Chairman and six associate mem-
bers. at least one of whom must be a. woman, and the Chairman of
the Board of Parole and the Director of the Department of Parole
and Probation as ex officio members (Chapter 457, Acts of 1968). The
members are appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The
Board studies and observes procedures in, and the development of
progress of, the correctional system. It may make suggestions and
give advice to the Commissioner of Correction as to the operations
and administration of the Department and of its several institutions
and agencies.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 123 of the Acts of
1962, the Commissioner of Correction is appointed by the Governor,
by and with the consent and advice of the Senate. In the operation
and conduct of the Department, the Commissioner is in sole and active
charge of the Department and of its several institutions and agencies,
subject only to his responsibility to the Governor (Code 1957, 1967
Repl. Vol., Art. 27, sees. 667-704).
The Coordinating Council for Correctional Services was created by
Chapter 694, Acts of 1967. The Council consists of the chief admin-
istrative officials of the Department of Correctional Services, the
Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Parole and
Probation, the Patuxent Institution, the Department of Mental Hy-
giene, as well as the Jail Programming and Inspection Officer, a
representative of the Governor of Maryland who is responsible for
the coordination of the correctional programs, and who serves as
Chairman of the Council; and a member of the General Assembly
who is also the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Prison Admin-
istration. The Council serves as a coordinating body for the purpose
of achieving a unified approach by these agencies in the confinement,
treatment, and rehabilitation of persons confined in the institutions
and facilities under the jurisdiction of these departments, and/or
officers, in an effort to prevent overlapping and duplication of pro-
grams, services and facilities (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp.,
Art. 41, sec. 188C).
The staff of the Department of Correctional Services plans, estab-
lishes, and directs programs of administration for the various correc-
tional facilities. The institutions carry on a program of classification,
education and vocational training, employment, and the other segments
of rehabilitative treatment.

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