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Howard County Department of Corrections

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Abbreviation
  
HCPD

Operations jurisdiction*
  
State of Maryland, USA

Population
  
272,452

Formed
  
1975

Size
  
252.04 square miles

Founded
  
1975

Howard County Department of Corrections

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

The Howard County Department of Corrections (HCDC) is the corrections agency servicing 3500 arrests within 252.04 square miles (652.8 km2) of Howard County, Maryland yearly.

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History

Corrections in Howard County was handled through the county police. The first institution built was the twelve person Ellicott City Jail in 1878. In 1975 a separate division was created by County Executive Edward L. Cochran. Its first director was Gerald H. McClellan.

Organization

The department operates the following facilities

Central Booking Center
Housed at Waterloo southern Police barracks. Moved to Jessup facility opened 28 March 2005
Central Detention Facility
Opened in 1983 with a capacity of 108 inmates. In 1994 the facility was expanded to 361 inmates.

In 2009, the department took over operations of the Howard County Community Service Program, subcontracting to the Serenity Center

References

Howard County Department of Corrections Wikipedia
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