The Howard County Department of Corrections (HCDC) is the corrections agency servicing 3500 arrests within of
Howard County, Maryland
Howard County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 287,085. As of the 2020 census its population rose to 328,200. Its county seat is Ellicott City. Howard County is included in the Baltimore-Colu ...
yearly.
History
Corrections in Howard County was handled through the county police. The first institution built was the twelve person
Ellicott City Jail
The Ellicott City Jail was the first detention facility in Howard County, Maryland.
History
Ellicott City, Maryland, first housed inmates in a stone basement of a private residence on Fells lane. The "Thousand Dollar Jail" held as many as 15 ...
in 1878. In 1975 a separate division was created by County Executive
Edward L. Cochran
Edward Leo Cochran Jr. (born 1929) was a chemist known for his work with free radicals. In 1956 he moved from Orange, Connecticut, to his hometown in Clarksville, Maryland, and began his career at Applied Physics Laboratory. He also served as ...
. 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
See also
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Howard County Police Department
The Howard County Police Department (HCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 330,558 (20202) persons within the of Howard County, Maryland.
History
From the founding of Howard County until 1894, the county's law enforcement responsi ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maryland.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 142 law enforcement agencies employing 16,013 sworn ...
References
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Police Department
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and ...
County police departments of Maryland
1975 establishments in Maryland
Prison and correctional agencies in the United States