stration augmented State funds and construction
began in 1939 What is now the Maryland Correc-
tional Institution for Women—Jessup received its
first prisoners on October 1, 1940, and formally
was established in 1941 as the Women's Prison of
the State of Maryland (Chapter 71, Acts of 1941)
The Prison was renamed Maryland State Reforma
tory for Women in 1945 (Chapter 520, Acts of
1945) In 1962, it became the Maryland Institution
tor Women and adopted its present name in 1964
The Reception Diagnostic Classification Center
at the Institution receives all adult women who have
been convicted of felonies and misdemeanors and
sentenced to the jurisdiction of the State tor terms
of six months to life After classification at the
Center, women inmates are transferred to a prison
to complete their sentences

EASTERN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Earl D Beshears, Warden

P O Box 500, Route 1
30420 Revells Neck Road
Westover, MD 21890
(410) 651-9000, ext 4398

Located in Somerset County, the Eastern Cor
rectional Institution opened in 1987 The Institu-
tion is a medium and maximum security prison for
men It has a rated capacity of 1,440 inmates

EASTERN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ANNEX
George Kaloroumakis, Administrator

30420 Revells Neck Road
Westover, MD 21890—3368
(410)651 9000, ext 5556

Opened m September 1993, the Eastern Correc
tional Institution Annex is a 420 bed minimum secu-
rity facility under the jurisdiction of the Eastern
Correctional Institution The Annex consists of three
housing umts, one support building, and an outside
recreation area It is outside the secure perimeter of
the Eastern Correctional Institution compound

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL
PRE RELEASE SYSTEM
Thomas R. Corcoran, Warden

P O Box 537
Administration Building
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 799-1363, ext 200

The Maryland Correctional Pre Release System
operates one medium-security facility, three mini
mum security units, and six pre release units that
provide work and other rehabilitation for men, and
one pre-release unit that provides such services for
women These facilities mainly house inmates in the
Work Release Program Before assignment to a
pre release unit, inmates are screened carefully at

the Reception Center or at the institutions to which
they are assigned
The minimum-security pre release units originated
in 1955 as work camps (Chapter 266, Acts of 1955)
Later, they became known as correctional camps
(Codel957,Art 27,sec 689(f)) In 1972, the camps
were renamed community correctional centers (Chap
ter 464, Acts of 1972) Four years later, they were
reorganized as community adult rehabilitation centers
(Chapter 234, Acts of 1976) In July 1978, the corn
mumty adult rehabilitation centers were placed under
the Correctional Pre-Release System They were re
named pre release units m September 1978

BROCKBRIDGE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Richard E Vernon, Assistant Warden

P O Box 537
7930 Brockbndge Road
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 799 1363, ext 234

The Brockbndge Correctional Facility origi-
nated as Sandy Point Correctional Camp In 1966,
the Camp was relocated to Jessup and renamed
Maryland Correctional Camp Center (Chapter
385, Acts of 1966) The Center was converted to
a medium security facility and renamed Brock
bridge Correctional Facility in 1979

JESSUP PRE RELEASE UNIT
Thomas M Passaro, Administrator

P O Box 536
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 799-8400

After the former Jessup Pre Release Unit was
reorganized as the Herman L Toulson Correc
tional Boot Camp in August 1990, a new Jessup
Pre Release Unit opened in September 1990 Un
der both minimum- and pre release-security, the
Unit offers education, job readiness training, and
work release Inmates provide labor for Spring
Grove Hospital Center, Crownsville Hospital Cen
ter, the State Police Barracks at Waterloo, and the
Maryland State Agency for Surplus Property
Designed for 420 male inmates, the Unit under
went construction which increased capacity to 560
inmates in 1992

Robert L McWhorter, Administrator

P O Box 1425
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 799 4040

The former Jessup Pre-Release Unit was reor
ganized as the Herman L Toulson Correctional
Boot Camp in August 1990 The Camp was named
after Herman L Toulson, Jr , a correctional officer
who was stabbed by an inmate in the south wing of
the Maryland Penitentiary on October 6, 1984