General Info

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services works to protect the public, employees, detainees and offenders. It provides informational solutions for criminal justice and law enforcement agencies. The department is responsible for lowering recidivism rates. It operates a capital construction and facilities maintenance division that prepares budgets, as well as procures and manages the construction of state correctional facilities. The department also maintains the Division of Correction, which is one of the largest criminal justice organizations in Maryland. It supervises and monitors offenders through its parole and probation division. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services additionally operates an inmate grievance office and internal investigative unit.