Howard County Department of Corrections

Howard County Police Department
Abbreviation	HCPD
Motto	persons. To provide for the safety of inmates and staff while maintaining a humane living and working environment. To provide a range of inmate services through medical and treatment programs and to comply with all State of Maryland mandated standards.
Agency overview
Formed	1975
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Maryland, USA
Map of Howard County Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	252.04 square miles
Population	272,452
Operational structure
Headquarters	Jessup, Maryland Jack Kavanagh, Director

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.

History

Corrections in Howard County was handled through the county police. The first institution built was the twelve person Ellicott City Jail in 1878.^[1] In 1975 a separate division was created by County Executive Edward L. Cochran. Its first director was Gerald H. McClellan.^[2]

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

• Howard County Police Department
• List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

References

• v
• t
• e

Howard County, Maryland

• Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area
• Patapsco Valley

Administration

• Howard County Fire Department
• Howard County Police Department
• Howard County Department of Corrections
• Howard County Housing and Community Development
• Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning

Landmarks

Attractions	Clark's Elioak Farm Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Dorsey Hall Doughoregan Manor Elkridge Furnace Inn Merriweather Post Pavilion Oakland Manor The Mall in Columbia Savage Mill Thomas Viaduct Toby's Dinner Theatre Turf Valley Waverley Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods Maryland Historical Trust properties
Historic districts	Ellicott City (Official County) Lawyers Hill (Official County) Savage Mill (In Name Only) Elkridge Landing (In Name Only)
Museums	Howard County Center of African American Culture Howard County Conservancy Robinson Nature Center
Parks	Belmont Blandair Columbia Lakefront Elkhorn Middle Patuxent Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Centennial Rockburn Branch Troy Park Wilde Lake

Education

Colleges	Columbia Gateway Educational Institutions Howard Community College Lincoln Technical Institute University of Phoenix
High schools	Howard County Public School System Atholton Centennial Glenelg Hammond Howard Long Reach Marriotts Ridge Mount Hebron Oakland Mills Reservoir River Hill Wilde Lake
Private schools	Glenelg Country School Phillips School Woodmont Academy

Transportation

Air	Glenair Airport Haysfield Airport
Public transit	MARC Train (Dorsey, Jessup, Savage, Laurel Race Track) MTA RTA Metrobus
Highways	US 29 Route 32 Route 100 Interstate 70 Interstate 95 Harbor Tunnel Thruway
Roads	Baltimore National Pike Frederick Road Guilford Road Montgomery Road Old Frederick Road Ridge Road Roxbury Mills Road Route 108 Route 175 Route 216 Washington Boulevard Waterloo Road Whiskey Bottom Road Woodbine Road Woodstock Road