Press Releases
11-06-2008ECI Celebrates 10 years of Cognitive Behavioral Program success - Friday November 7 at 11 a.m.
11-06-2008
WCI Officer takes an important message into Bel Air Elementary S.T.E.P.S. Program - Monday, November 10 at 1:30 p.m.
11-05-2008
Department of Veterans Affairs and DPSCS To Hold Commemorative Veterans Day Planting at Garrison Forest State Veterans Cemetery Friday, November 7
10-30-2008
Maryland Inmates Prepare Turkeys for a Baltimore Thanksgiving Tradition; Maryland Correctional Enterprises’ inmate workforce to process over 700 Thanksgiving turkeys for the Bea Gaddy Foundation
10-23-2008
Division of Parole and Probation Halloween Safety Initiative: Sex Offender Home Checks With Law Enforcement, Restrictions on Halloween Activity For Certain Offenders
10-21-2008
Detection dogs sniff out cell phones at demonstration in Hagerstown
10-20-2008
Imprisoned vets tell their war stories for history
10-20-2008
Outfitting Man’s Best Friend for Safety: Western Correctional Institution Equipping K9sWith Stab Vests, Donating to Allied Agencies
10-20-2008
Division of Correction K9 Unit To Train States’ DOCs On the Use of Cell Phone Detector Dogs
10-16-2008
Public Places Meant to Heal
10-16-2008
Public Safety “GOES FOR GOLD” during the 2008 Maryland Charity Campaign
10-10-2008
Poplar Hill Pre-Release Unit and the Somerset SHA Team Up to Help Local Hospital
10-10-2008
DPSCS Eastern Shore Employees Searched against Commissioner’s Orders
10-01-2008
Western Correctional Institution’s Meditation Garden and Master Gardening Program Featured in Foundation’s New Book
09-26-2008
Parole and Probation Agents Help Baltimore County Police Department Nab Their Guy
09-25-2008
485 million oysters planted in bay in '08 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.briefs250sep25,0,761157.story 09-25-2008
Eastern Pre-Release Inmates Helping to Build Playing Fields In New Queen Anne’s County Park; Eleven Men Laying Four Truckloads of Sod Daily
09-24-2008
MCIH’s Long-Running Youth Diversion Program Celebrates Young Lives Saved Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy Donates $1,000 to HCC For Scholarships
09-24-2008
Md. Plants Record 485M Oysters In Chesapeake Bay - http://wjz.com/video/?id=44595@wjz.dayport.com Channel 13 story featuring ECI's Bob Hanke 09-24-2008
From Delmarva 47 News in Salisbury - MD Governor Unveils Plan For Citizens To Help Restore Oysters By ELAINA ATHANS -- WMDT
09-24-2008
Governor O’Malley Announces New Citizen Oyster-Growing Program – DPSCS Provides Cages (Release provided by O’Malley Press Office)
09-23-2008
Parole and Probation Agent Honored by U.S. Attorney; Lt. Kevin Baylin’s EXILE Efforts Have Helped Prosecutors Lock Up Violent Repeat Offenders
09-23-2008
WCI Set to Begin Second Master Gardening Class for Inmates Horticulture-and-Greenhouse Program Has Been a Huge Success
09-17-2008
Inmates Show Off Musical Talents At Annual Art Show
09-15-2008
MCTC Inmate Walk-a-Thon For C-SAFE Head Start After-School Program for At-Risk Kids in Hagerstown, Saturday, October 20 From 9-2
09-15-2008
Correctional Officers to Tee-Off For Charity, Annual Wroten-McGuinn Golf Tourney At Wisp, Friday, September 19
09-10-2008
9-1-1 Day of Celebration Honors 9-1-1 Center Employees
09-10-2008
98 Patuxent Institution Inmates To Receive Diplomas, Degrees, and Occupational Certificates
09-04-2008
Roxbury Correctional Officer Charged With Bringing Contraband Into Prison
09-03-2008
Division of Correction Walk-Off Notification UPDATE – One Offender Captured by Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Department
08-29-2008
JCI Warden Earns Certified Corrections Executive Honor From American Correctional Association
08-26-2008
WCI Expands Community Service With First Road Crew for Garrett County
08-21-2008
DPSCS Names Thomas Sullivan to Lead Office of Inmate Health Services Veteran Administrator Has Unique Correctional and Medical Background
08-15-2008
From the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Criminal Sentencing Policy Hearing
08-04-2008
Change of Leadership Ceremony: Warden Naomi Williams
08-04-2008
Would-Be Contraband Stopped Short of Brockbridge Correctional Facility
07-28-2008
Division of Parole and Probation Academy to Graduate 47 Agents
07-28-2008
Change of Leadership Ceremony: Otis Merritt to be Officially Installed as Warden of Baltimore City Detention Center
07-16-2008
DPSCS Salutes Parole and Probation Agents For Their Outstanding Community Supervision Efforts Across Maryland
07-14-2008
Puppies go Pro
07-14-2008
Maynard has the right stuff
07-14-2008
At Chamber breakfast, Maynard discusses state prisons' impact on Hagerstown
07-08-2008
DPSCS News Conference to Announce Stepped-up Cell Phone Confiscation Effort
07-08-2008
Inmates to be Honored at Alternative to Violence Graduation
07-01-2008
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women to be showcased on CNN’s Larry King Live
06-25-2008
Division of Correction Community Works Inmate Crew Assists with Maintenance at Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville
06-25-2008
Public Safety Secretary Participates in National Institute of Corrections Internet Broadcast of: Bridging the Gap: Corrections – Police – Educators Sharing Gang Intelligence
06-23-2008
Baltimore City Detention Center Correctional Officer Stops Contraband Exchange
06-18-2008
Two Employees Caught Smuggling Contraband into Baltimore City Detention Center over the Weekend
06-10-2008
DPSCS Secretary Gary Maynard To Be Honored By Alternative Directions
Parole and Probation Agent Shelley Colston To Be Honored As "Agent of the Year"
06-10-2008
DPSCS To Hold First Shore Re-Entry and Transition Services Town Meeting
06-04-2008
WCI Inmates Will Support Allegany Relay for Life Set-Up
05-29-2008
Correctional Officers from North Branch Correctional Institution finish third in Tug of War for the Special Olympics in Jessup
05-28-2008
Annual Division of Correction Tug of War for Special Olympics
05-13-2008
Governor O'Malley Signs House Bill 744
05-13-2008
WCI Inmates Help Beautify Cumberland
05-06-2008
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women and the Maryland State Department of Education to Hold Educational and Community Resources for Reentry Fair
05-04-2008
Public Safety and Correctional Employee Appreciation Week is May 4-10
04-25-2008
DPSCS Inmates to Plant 2,400 More Trees Statewide for National Arbor Day, Friday, April 25
04-25-2008
Three Roxbury Officers Honored for Saving An Inmate’s Life
04-25-2008
Statewide CSAFE Academy April 29- May 1 At Public Safety Education and Training Center 6852 4th St. in Sykesville
04-21-2008
Change of Leadership Ceremony: Patricia Goins-Johnson to be Formally Installed As Patuxent Institution Warden on Tuesday, April 22 at 11 a.m. 27-year veteran replaces retired Warden John Wilt
04-21-2008
Patrick McGee Named to Lead Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
04-18-2008
Inmate Walk-A-Thon for Victims Saturday, April 19 at MCTC in Hagerstown; Check Will Be Presented to Md. Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
04-17-2008
Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony to Honor Slain Correctional Officer Tomorrow, Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. at Central Booking
04-15-2008
Victims' Rights Week Ceremony at North Branch Includes Pleas---and a Tree
04-08-2008
Eight More Roxbury Officers Fired As Excessive Force Probe Continues
04-07-2008
Kickoff for National Victims’ Rights Week is Monday, April 14; DPSCS Will Dedicate Maryland Crime Victims’ Remembrance Garden
04-07-2008
Crime Victims to Take Prison Tour Friday, April 11; Event is Part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
04-04-2008
Nine Roxbury Correctional Officers Fired Amid Allegations of Excessive Force Last Month
03-28-2008
Division of Correction K9 Unit Officers Assist Annapolis Police in Drug Seizure And Warrant –Serving Operation
03-28-2008
Hagerstown Region Division of Correction Prisons To Plant Thousands of Trees On Arbor Day, April 2
03-27-2008
Eight Correctional Officers From North Branch Face Possible Termination As Excessive Force Probe Widens To Include Cumberland-Area Prison
03-25-2008
DPSCS Will Plant One Million Trees in Maryland; Thousands to be Planted on Arbor Day, April 2
03-11-2008
Change of Leadership Ceremony: William O. Filbert Installed As Warden Of Maryland Pre-Release System
03-07-2008
Leadership Changes at Maryland Division of Pretrial Detention & Services.
02-29-2008
Governor O'Malley Addresses Parole & Probation's Violence Prevention Initiative.
02-29-2008Change of Leadership Ceremony: New Warden to be Installed at MD Correctional Adjustment Center March 4 at 11 a.m..
02-22-2008
Fugitive Recaptured 43 Years After Escaping From Maryland Correctional Facilitu.
02-22-2008
Church Donates Books to MCI-J for Inmate-and-Children Reading Program
01-22-2008
“WHY AM I LOCKED UP?” Youth Empowerment and Awareness Summit At Baltimore City Detention Center Thursday, January 24 From 9-1; 401 E. Eager St.
01-18-2008
DPSCS Statement on the Conviction of Brandon Morris For the Murder of Officer Jeff Wroten
01-17-2008
Shore CSAFE Offices Tip-Off Second Annual MLK Jr. Basketball Tournament in Easton on January 21
01-04-2008
DPSCS Pledges to Work With Laurel Regional Hospital On Security Issues
01-03-2008
DPSCS Reviewing Procedures and Policies In the Wake of Yesterday’s Hospital Escape in Laurel
12-19-2007
DPSCS Working with Law Enforcement and Asking Public's Help to Locate Mistakenly-Released Offender
12-18-2007
Correctional Employees Mourn the Passing of Mr. Charles Tildon;
Special advisor to four DPSCS Secretaries guided department-wide employee appreciation efforts
12-14-2007
International Group to Donate Guitar To MCTC Volunteer Activities Coordinator
12-12-2007
Division of Parole and Probation Academy to Graduate 25 Agents Friday, December 14 at 2 p.m. in Sykesville
Baltimore Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld is Keynote Speaker
12-05-2007
Western Correctional Institution to Honor Employees’ Heroism During Special Ceremony on December 13 at 1 p.m.
30 Dietary employees were also honored last week
12-04-2007
The Best Crime Prevention Programs to Be Honored at the 28 th Annual Governor’s Crime Prevention Awards Banquet
12-01-2007
Metropolitan Transition Center’s Annual Breakfast With Santa at St. James and John School in Baltimore Friday, December 7
11-30-2007
DPSCS Veteran to be Installed as President of the Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc.
December 5; Peter Juknelis is first ever from corrections field to hold post
11-27-2007
Patricia Goins-Johnson Named Warden at Patuxent Institution Veteran administrator will replace retiring Warden John Wilt
11-09-2007
Arthur Bremer Released from Prison on Mandatory Supervision After 35 Years
11-05-2007
Annual Patuxent Quilt Show Gives Women Inmates A Chance to Give Back to Society;
25 Quilts to be Donated Wednesday, November 7
10-29-2007
Shakespeare in Prison: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to Perform Macbeth At Patuxent Institution on November 4
10-29-2007
More Jobs for Allegany County: Western and North Branch Job Fair Wednesday, November 7 at 5:30 p.m.
10-17-2007
DPSCS Announces the Appointments of John Michael Stouffer and Howard Ray, Jr., as Commissioners of the Division of Correction and Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, respectively
10-17-2007
Keeping a Thanksgiving Tradition Going: Inmates at Maryland Correctional Enterprises Meat Plant in Hagerstown Will Prepare 500 Turkeys for Bea Gaddy Dinner
10-15-2007
DPSCS and Maryland to Host 12th National Workshop On Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders October 20-24 in Baltimore
10-10-2007
First MCI-J Career Fest for Inmates Tomorrow, October 11 from 8-3; DPSCS Teams-Up with Md. State Dept. of Education To Help Inmates Find Jobs
09-27-2007
Change of Leadership Ceremony: New Warden to be Installed at North Branch Correctional Institution; Former Commissioner Rowley Takes Command October 5
09-17-2007
Change of Leadership Ceremony: New Warden to be Installed at Western Correctional Institution on Tuesday, September 25 at 11 a.m.
08-29-2007
Governor O'Malley Announces New Inmate Release Policy; Inmates To Be Released Closer To Home, Re-Entry-Services
08-28-2007
Secretary Maynard Announces New Inmate Release Policy
08-16-2007
DPSCS and MSDE To Unveil New Mobile Education/Library Unit for Soon-to-be-Released Inmates; August 22 at 12:30 p.m. At 920 Forrest Street in Baltimore
08-08-2007
Maryland's Largest Prison Turns 20 on August 12 - Eastern Correctional Institution is Lower Delmarva's largest employer and a huge economic engine for Somerset County
08-03-2007
DPSCS Agencies Help With National Night Out Events All Across Maryland;
24th Annual Night Out Against Crime Features Parties, Swimming, Important Crime-Fighting Information
On Tuesday, August 7
07-20-2007
Change of Leadership Ceremony: New Warden to be Installed at Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup July 27 at 10 a.m.
07-13-2007
Maryland's Parole and Probation Employees to Be Honored July 15-21 During National Probation, Parole, and Community Supervision Week
07-13-2007
Change of Leadership Ceremony: New Warden to be Installed at Jessup Correctional Institution July 24 at 10 a.m.
Warden James Smith to Retire After 37 Years of Dedicated Service
07-09-2007
Children of Women Inmates Attending Free Summer Camp At Episcopal Retreat in Frederick County
07-02-2007
Firearms Safety Training Course Now Online;
Police Training Commission initiative available to citizens 24-hours a day
06-14-2007
Division of Parole and Probation Regional Administrator Named Board President For Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association
06-13-2007
ECI Volunteer Activity Coordinators Honored By Alternative Directions in Baltimore
05-25-2007
Veteran Correctional Officer Killed While Off-Duty in Baltimore
05-15-2007
Division of Parole and Probation's Proactive Community Supervision Wins Public Service Award
05-10-2007
A Day to Honor Public Safety Employees and Correctional Officers;
Tomorrow, Friday, May 11 at Blob's Park in Jessup
05-09-2007
Patuxent Institution Annual Plant Sale Begins Thursday, May 10
Inmate-grown plants sold to benefit horticulture program which has been a model for many other prisons
05-03-2007
State Employees Will Bid Farewell To The Maryland House of Correction Saturday, May 5
04-30-2007
Statewide CSAFE Academy Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1 at Public Safety Education and Training Center
04-25-2007
Division of Pretrial Detention and Services Victims' Rights Program
04-19-2007
Crime Victims to Take Prison Tour on Tuesday, April 24
04-18-2007
Kickoff for National Victims' Rights Week is Monday, April 23
04-13-2007
Gang Training For An Unusual Audience: Faith-Based Leaders as Well as Police Officers
04-11-2007
Detainee Charged In Connection With Stabbing on Jail Van
04-02-2007
Governor O'Malley closes Maryland House of Correction 03-27-2007
"Mrs. Maryland" Adrienne Watson Carver Headlines a Tribute to Women's History Month at the Baltimore City Women's Detention Center, Thursday, March 29 from 10-noon
03-26-2007
Inmate Indicted for Attack on Correctional Officer
03-26-2007
DPSCS Internal Investigative Unit Detectives and Division of Correction Officers Stop Visitors from Allegedly Delivering Marijuana and Heroin to Roxbury Inmates
03-19-2007
MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION IS CLOSED
Governor and DPSCS Secretary announce swift action:
655 inmates moved in one week to shut down 19th century maximum-security prison in Jessup
03-09-2007
Edgewood Man Held on $100,000 Bond in Prison Marijuana Case - Man allegedly attempted to deliver pot to inmate
03-06-2007
Maryland's Criminal Justice Information Systems Unveil New Technology to Improve Background Check Service
03-05-2007
Inmate Faces Attempted Murder Charge in Attack on Correctional Officer
DPSCS Internal Investigative Unit Probe Results in Six Charges
02-03-2007
Correctional Officer Rescues Van Driver at Patuxent Institution
02-01-2007
Top British Criminal Justice Leader Turns to Maryland Division of Parole and Probation For Advice on Sex Offender Management and Community Supervision
01-22-2007
Maryland Correctional Officer from the House of Correction to Receive the Medal of Valor From American Correctional Association
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