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July 31, 2020

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
State Board of Prison Control, 1916-22
Department of Welfare, 1922-39
Department of Correction, 1939-68
Department of Correctional Services, 1968-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 1970-

Administration
Division of Support Survices
Administration, 2003-

    Capital Programs
    Division of Support Services
    Administration, Property Services, 2003-07
    Administration, Capital Programs, 2007-

      Office of Capital Construction & Facilities Maintenance
      Division of Capital Construction, 1990-97
      Division of Facilities Maintenance, 1990-97
      Office of Capital Construction & Facilities Maintenance, 1997-2003
      Administration, Property Services, Office of Capital Construction & Facilities Maintenance, 2003-07
      Administration, Capital Programs, Office of Capital Construction & Facilities Maintenance, 2007-

    Office of Grants, Policy, & Statistics
    Division of Research & Statistics, 1981-2003
    Office of Policy, Planning, & Regulation
    Office of Planning, Policy, Regulations, & Statistics, 2003-12
    Administration, Office of Grants, Policy, & Statistics, 2012-

    Information Technology & Communications Division
    Division of Data Services, 1970-97
    Information Technology & Communications Division, 1997-2003
    Administration, Information Technology & Communications Division, 2003-

    Office of Special Programs & Services
    Special Services, 2015-17
    Administration, Office of Special Programs & Services, 2017-

      Inmate Grievance Office
      Inmate Grievance Commission, 1971-91
      Inmate Grievance Office, 1991-2014
      Assistant Secretary & Chief of Staff, Inmate Grievance Office, 2014-17
      Administration, Office of Special Programs & Services, Inmate Grievance Office, 2017-

      Office of Property & Fleet Management Services
      Office of Property Management Services, 1993-97
      Office of Food & Property Services, 1997-99
      Office of Property Management Services, 1999-2003
      Property Services, Office of Property Management Services, 2003-07
      Administration, Office of Property Management Services, 2007-15
      Administration, Office of Property & Fleet Management Services, 2015-

Operations

    Patuxent Institution
    Department of Correction, Patuxent Institution, 1955-61
    Board of Patuxent Institution, Patuxent Institution, 1961-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Patuxent Institution, 1970-2003
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Treatment Services, Patuxent Institution, 2003-10
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Programs & Services, Patuxent Institution, 2010-15
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Operations, Patuxent Institution, 2015-

Division of Correction
Maryland Penitentiary, 1811-1916
Maryland House of Correction, 1879-1916
State Board of Prison Control, 1916-22
Department of Welfare, 1922-39
Department of Correction, 1939-68
Department of Correctional Services, 1968-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, 1970-

      Maryland Correctional Enterprises
      Board of Correction, State Use Industries, 1937-70
      Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, State Use Industries, 1970-2005
      Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Enterprises, 2005-

    Maryland Correctional Institution for Women-Jessup
    [Female prisoners were housed in Maryland Penitentiary, 1811-1941, and Maryland House of Correction, 1879-1941.]
    Department of Correction, Women's Prison of the State of Maryland, 1941-45
    Department of Correction, Maryland State Reformatory for Women, 1945-62
    Department of Correction, Maryland Institution for Women, 1962-64
    Department of Correction, Maryland Correctional Institution for Women-Jessup, 1964-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland Correctional Institution for Women-Jessup, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Institution for Women-Jessup, 1970-

    Maryland House of Correction
    Maryland House of Correction, 1879-1916
    State Board of Prison Control, Maryland House of Correction, 1916-22
    Department of Welfare, Maryland House of Correction, 1922-39
    Department of Correction, Maryland House of Correction, 1939-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland House of Correction, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland House of Correction, 1970-2007

    Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown
    Department of Correction, Maryland State Penal Farm, 1942-45
    Department of Correction, Maryland State Reformatory for Males, 1945-62
    Department of Correction, Maryland Institution for Men, 1962-64
    Department of Correction, Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown, 1964-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown, 1970-

    Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System
    Department of Correction, Work Camps, 1955-c.1960
    Department of Correction, Correctional Camps, c.1960-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Correctional Camps, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Correctional Camps, 1970-72
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Community Correctional Centers, 1972-76
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Community Adult Rehabilitation Centers, 1976-78
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System, Pre-Release Units, 1978-

    Maryland Correctional Training Center
    Department of Correction, Maryland Correctional Training Center, 1966-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland Correctional Training Center, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Training Center, 1970-

    Maryland Reception, Diagnostic & Classification Center
    Department of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, Reception Center, 1967-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland Penitentiary, Reception Center, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, Reception Center, 1970-c.1981
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Reception, Diagnostic & Classification Center, c.1981-

    Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland House of Correction Annex, 1981-c.1982
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup, c.1982-

    Roxbury Correctional Institution
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Roxbury Correctional Institution, 1983-

    Eastern Correctional Institution
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Eastern Correctional Institution, 1987-

    Jessup Correctional Institution
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland House of Correction Annex, 1991-2006
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Jessup Correctional Institution, 2006-

    Western Correctional Institution
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Western Correctional Institution, 1996-

Maryland Parole Commission
Advisory Board of Parole, 1914-22
Parole Commissioner, 1922-39
Board of Parole & Probation, 1939-68
Board of Parole, 1968-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Board of Parole, 1970-76
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland Parole Commission, 1976-

Division of Parole & Probation
Advisory Board of Parole, 1914-22
Parole Commissioner, 1922-39
Division of Parole & Probation, 1939-53
Department of Parole & Probation, 1953-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Parole & Probation, 1970-

Division of Pretrial Detention & Services
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, 1991-

    Baltimore Pretrial Complex
    Baltimore City Jail, late 1700s-1991
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, Baltimore City Detention Center, 1991-2015
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, Baltimore Pretrial Complex, 2015-

    Chesapeake Detention Facility
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center, 1989-97
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center, 1997-2012
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Chesapeake Detention Facility, 2012-15
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, Chesapeake Detention Facility, 2015-

    Metropolitan Transition Center
    Maryland Penitentiary, 1811-1916
    State Board of Prison Control, Maryland Penitentiary, 1916-22
    Department of Welfare, Maryland Penitentiary, 1922-39
    Department of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, 1939-68
    Department of Correctional Services, Maryland Penitentiary, 1968-70
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, 1970-95
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary, Metropolitan Transitional Services Center, 1995-98
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, Metropolitan Transition Center, 1998-

    Pretrial Release Services
    State's Attorney's Office, Baltimore City, pilot project for pretrial release services with Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 1966-68
    Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, Pretrial Release Services, 1968-83
    Baltimore City Circuit Court, Pretrial Release Services Division, 1983-85
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Parole & Probation, Pretrial Release Services Unit, 1985-88
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Pretrial Release Services Division, 1988-91
    Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention & Services, Pretrial Release Services, 1991-

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