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134 MARYLAND MANUAL Chapter 481, Acts of 1968 provided for the establishment of Re- gional Detention Centers which are facilities operated by one or more counties for the purpose of detention and confinement. Chapter 640, Acts of 1968 included these regional detention facilities as installa- tions under the general supervision of the Jail Programming and Inspection Officer (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp., Art. 27, sees. 704-705). Appropriations 1969 1970 General Funds ......................................... $677,511 $706,553 Staff: 40 General Funds Budget. 15 State Use Industries Funds. MARYLAND PENITENTIARY Preston L. Fitzberger, Warden 954 Forrest Street, Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 837-2135 The Maryland Penitentiary, authorized by Resolution No. 32, Acts of 1804, and opened in 1811, was the second institution of its type established in the United States. It is a maximum security prison for the confinement of long-term male convicts. Sentences of death for capital crimes are carried out by lethal gas at this institution. An accredited 60-bed hospital is operated at the Maryland Penitentiary. This hospital provides medical care and treatment for inmates in the entire Correction Department. By Chapter 695 Acts of 1967, the Maryland Penitentiary on June 1, 1967 established the Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center which is responsible for the reception and classification of inmates for assignments to other institutions within the State of Maryland (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp., Art. 27, sec. 689g, and sees. 690-702). "The Warden's residence has been converted into a Work Release Center for the housing of approximately forty inmates on Work Release. State Use Industries activities conducted at the Penitentiary include the operation of printing departments. The average population for fiscal year 1968 was 1,246. Appropriations 1969 1970 General Funds ....................................... $3,924,086 $4,549,382 Special Funds ...............................,..... 40,863 42,275 Totals.......................................... $3,964,949 $4,591,657 Staff: 445 (General Funds Budget). 41 (State Use Industries Funds). MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION Ralph L. Williams, Warden Jessup (Anne Arundel County) 20794 Telephone: 799-0100 The Maryland House of Correction, established by Chapter 233, Acts of 1874, is a medium security institution for male offenders serving sentences of three months or longer. The institution is located on 1,176 acres of land in both Anne Arundel and Howard counties. State Use Industries located at the Maryland House of Correction include shops which produce paint, wooden furniture, wooden furni- ture refinishing, knitwear, sewing operations, auto tag and metal sign shop, and a mattress shop. |
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