294/Maryland Manual

McAllister, Washington County Sheriffs
Department, 1987.

Ex officio: Arnold J. Hopkins, Commissioner,
Division of Correction; William J. Devance, Act-
ing Director, Division of Parole and Probation;
Paul J. Davis, Warden, Baltimore City Jail;
Thomas A. Rosazza, President, Maryland Cor-
rectional Administrators Association; Shirley B.
DeStefano, President, Maryland Probation, Pa-
role and Corrections Association; Lt. Dominic J.
Mele, President, Maryland State Sheriffs' Associ-
ation; Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General; Jo-
seph W. Burrell, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Dr.
Calvin W. Burnett, President, Coppin State Col-
lege, appointed by the State Board for Higher
Education.

John A. Schuyler, Executive Director

3085 Hernwood Lane
Woodstock 21163 Telephone: 442-2700

The Correctional Training Commission was cre-
ated by Chapter 213, Acts of 1971, to improve the
administration of the correctional system by rais-
ing standards of training and education. Subject to
the authority of the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, the Commission prescribes
standards for and certifies all schools that offer
correction, parole, or probation training courses. It
may revoke a school's certification for cause. It
prescribes minimum qualifications for instructors
and certifies qualified instructors for approved
training schools. The Commission certifies correc-
tional officers who have satisfactorily completed
training programs. It also operates approved cor-
rectional training schools.

The Commission is authorized to make a contin-
uous study of correctional training methods and
procedures for all correctional schools and to
consult with and accept the cooperation of any
recognized federal, State, or municipal correctional
agency, educational institution, and other depart-
ments and agencies of the State concerned with
correctional training.

The Commission consists of thirteen members.
With the approval of the Governor and the advice
and consent of the Senate, the Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services appoints three
members from correctional, parole, or probation
officers of different geographical regions for three-
year terms. The remaining ten members serve ex
officio and may be represented by alternates. With
the approval of the Secretary, the Commission
appoints the Executive Director (Code 1957, Art.
41, sec. 70B).

COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL
STANDARDS

Chairperson: Marie C. Henderson, 1986

David M. Doxzen, 1985; Robert H. Fosen, 1985;
John W. O'Rourke, 1985; Florence C. Welch,
1986; Paul J. Davis, 1987; Elmanus Herndon,
1987; Ralph W. Packard, 1987.

Ex officio: Stephen H. Saehs, Attorney General;
Earl F. Seboda, Secretary of General Services;
Constance Lieder, Secretary of State Planning.

Thomas A. Rosazza, Executive Director

One Investment Place, Suite 206
Towson 21204 Telephone: 321-3273

The Commission on Correctional Standards was
created by Chapter 535, Acts of 1980, to improve
standards for correctional facilities and programs
and to ensure compliance with standards for the
public health, safety, and welfare. The Commission
advises the Secretary regarding standards for State
and local correctional facilities; provides technical
assistance to jurisdictions; audits facilities to deter-
mine compliance with applicable correctional stan-
dards; and determines schedules for remedial ac-
tion of jurisdictions in noncompliance with stan-
dards. The Commission may, after a public hear-
ing, order the closing of a correctional facility
determined to be in noncompliance with estab-
lished standards. It also reviews and acts on
appeals of staff audit reports. The Commission is
authorized to consult and coordinate with national
bodies promulgating correctional standards to
make State and national standards reasonably
compatible; consult and cooperate with other State
agencies and local jurisdictions on correctional
standards; and establish advisory boards.

The Commission is composed of eleven mem-
bers. Eight are appointed for three-year terms by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate. They include two Maryland citizens who
are not directly employed in the field of correc-
tions, one official or employee of the Commission
on Accreditation for Corrections or a similar
national correctional accreditation organization,
one local elected official, two State government
correctional personnel, and two local government
correctional personnel. Three members serve ex
officio. With the approval of the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Com-
mission appoints the Executive Director.