Below is a summary of information including: statistics from Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections, an overview of the state’s prison system, as well as helpful references and points of contact.
DOC COSTS
- Annual budget – $1 billion
- Average annual cost per inmate – #31,200
DOC STAFF and POPULATION
- Total department active personnel – 11,740
- Total incarcerated under DOC jurisdiction – 26,748
- Total number of facilities – 34
- Average sentence and time served
- Average age – 35.6 years
- Compete with private industry – Yes
PAROLE AND PROBATION
- Facilities – 50
- Population – 66,118
OVERCROWDING QUICK FACTS
POINTS OF CONTACT
Maryland Department of Corrections
300 East Joppa Road
Suite 1000
Towson, Maryland 21286
(410) 339-5081
HELPFUL LINKS
Maryland Parole and Probation charts
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections
See also:
Massachusetts Prison Overcrowding