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Overview of Maryland's Correctional System Maryland

The Jail System

There are 30 jail facilities in Maryland's 23 counties with a rated capacity of 13,670 inmates. The Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards inspects jails and enforces standards compliance.

The Prison System

The Div. of Correction, Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services, operates 27 facilities, has 7,272 staff, and managed 23,433 inmates in 2007. One facility was opened in 1811. The agency's budget in FY 2006 was slightly over $1 billion.

The Community Corrections System

The Div. of Parole & Probation, Dept. of Public Safety & Corr. Services, supervised 98,470 probationers and 13,856 parolees at the end of 2007. The Division has approximately 1,100 employees.
2007 Crime Rate for Maryland
The crime rate in Maryland is about 8% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 84.2% of the crime rate in Maryland which is 5% higher than the national rate. The remaining 17.2% are violent crimes and are about 27% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Maryland compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Maryland National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,074 3,731
Violent Crimes 642 467
Property Crimes 3,432 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Maryland has 156,776 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 17% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Maryland National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,117 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Maryland has a rate 10% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Maryland National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 404 447
2007 Probationers
Maryland has a rate 19% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Maryland National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 2,301 1,863
2007 Parolees
Maryland has a rate 2% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Maryland National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 324 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 18% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Maryland National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 8.2% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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