training. It may revoke a school's certification for cause.
The Commission sets minimum qualifications for in-
structors and certifies qualified instructors for approved
training schools. It verifies which officers have satisfacto-
rily completed training programs, and issues diplomas.
The Commission also operates approved police training
schools (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 4-201).
The Commission certifies persons as police of-
ficers who have met all standards of the Commis-
sion. Under certain conditions, it also can suspend
or revoke certification. Persons not satisfactorily
trained in the twelve-month probationary period
may not be employed as police officers. Nor may a
police officer serve after certification has been re-
voked, suspended, or allowed to lapse.
The Commission studies entrance-level and in-
service training methods and procedures, and con-
sults and cooperates with recognized federal, State
or municipal law enforcement agencies, educa-
tional institutions, and other State departments and
agencies concerned with police training. The ad-
ministrative staff of the Commission also works
with the Correctional Training Commission.
The Police Training Commission consists of
fourteen members. Eleven serve ex officio. The
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Serv-
ices, with the approval of the Governor and Senate
advice and consent, appoints the remaining three
members for three-year terms. With the approval
of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services, the Commission appoints the Executive
Director (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 4-201).

CORRECTIONAL TRAINING COMMISSION
Chair: David N. Bezanson, Deputy Secretary
of Public Safety & Correctional Services
(410) 339-5068

In 1971, the Correctional Training Commission
began (Chapter 213, Acts of 1971). Subject to the
authority of the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, the Commission prescribes
standards for and certifies all schools that offer
training courses in corrections, parole, and proba-
tion. It may revoke a school's certification for cause.
The Commission examines correctional training
methods and procedures for all correctional schools and
consults and cooperates with federal. State or municipal
correctional agencies, educational institutions, and State
agencies concerned with correctional training.
The Commission outlines qualifications for in-
structors and certifies qualified instructors for ap-
proved training schools. Correctional officers who
have satisfactorily completed training are certified
by the Commission, which also operates approved
correctional training schools.

ex officio. With the approval of the Governor, the
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services

appoints three members for three-year terms. The Com-
mission appoints the Executive Director with the Secre-
tary's approval (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 4-301).

DIVISION OF PRETRIAL
DETENTION & SERVICES

LaMont W. Flanagan, Commissioner
ofPretrial Detention & Services
Harry A. Sizelove, Deputy Commissioner

401 East Eager St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-1319

The Division ofPretrial Detention and Services
was established within the Department in 1991
(Chapter 59, Acts of 1991). At that time, the State
assumed responsibility for the Baltimore City Jail
and renamed it the Baltimore City Detention Cen-
ter. Maryland is the only state which has adminis-
trative control over a large local detention center.
The Division oversees the Baltimore City De-
tendon Center; Pretrial Release Services; and the
Central Booking and Intake Facility for those ar-
rested and awaiting trial in criminal proceedings
before the District Court or the Circuit Court of
Baltimore City. Appointed by the Secretary of Pub-
lic Safety and Correctional Services with the Gov-
ernor's approval, the Commissioner of Pretrial
Detention and Services heads the Division (Code
1957, Art. 41, sees. 4-1401 through 4-1414).

BALTIMORE CITY DETENTION CENTER
William Jednorski, Acting Warden

401 East Eager St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-1420

The Baltimore City Detention Center began as the
Baltimore City Jail in the eighteenth century. It was
replaced by a new jail on Mill Street on the east side of
Jones Falls in 1802. An annex for women inmates was
constructed in 1823. The jail structure served until 1860
when a new building opened at Madison Street and Jones
Falls. Over the years, the building expanded. In 1960,
connective north and south wings were constructed; in
1971, a separate jail for women was built. By 1991,
Baltimore City Jail consisted of seven buildings. Five were
maximum- and medium-security structures: the Men's
Detention Center; Women's Detention Center; Jail In-
dustries Building; Wyatt Building; and the Annex Build-
ing. Minimum-security persons were housed in two
satellite facilities: O'Brien House; and the Resident Labor
Facility In 1991, the State took over administration of die
Baltimore City Jail and renamed it the Baltimore City
Detention Center under the Division ofPretrial Deten-
tion and Services (Chapter 59, Acts of 1991).

the largest municipal jails in the nation. Over
20,000 inmates are committed to the Center annu-