The mission of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) is to protect and serve the residents of Montgomery County and the general public by providing progressive and comprehensive correctional rehabilitative services. These functions are achieved through the employment of well-managed and effective correctional programs including: the use of pre-trial supervision; secure incarceration; community treatment; reintegration programs; highly accountable security methods and procedures in each operating unit and program; and effective and progressive administration and management oversight. The Department's goals are:To protect the public and the residents of Montgomery County by providing a wide range of constructive...

read more

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

The mission of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) is to protect and serve the residents of Montgomery County and the general public by providing progressive and comprehensive correctional rehabilitative services. These functions are achieved through the employment of well-managed and effective correctional programs including: the use of pre-trial supervision; secure incarceration; community treatment; reintegration programs; highly accountable security methods and procedures in each operating unit and program; and effective and progressive administration and management oversight. The Department's goals are:

• To protect the public and the residents of Montgomery County by providing a wide range of constructive professional correctional services for pre-trial and convicted detainees;
• To ensure the safety and welfare of staff and detainees;
• To reduce the rate of reincarceration by providing offenders with the opportunity for self-improvement and the inner resources necessary to make a successful adjustment within the community;
• To attain an exemplary correctional system and to continue to develop and maintain a professional correctional staff; and
• To meet the future correction and rehabilitation needs of the County by means of effective planning and responsible fiscal and resource management.

The Department uses several facilities to achieve these goals: the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF), the Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC), and Community Corrections (CC).

HIGHLIGHTS

• Provide funding to design and construct a new Justice Center on the site of the former District One Police Station located at the north end of Seven Locks Road. The new facility will include a Central Processing/Detention component to support processing new arrestees and detaining remanded individuals for up to 72 hours. The facility will be constructed in close proximity to the proposed Diversion Center to maximize diversion and deflection opportunities.
• Install wireless internet throughout the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) and Community Corrections (CC) and perform wireless upgrades at the Montgomery County Detention Center. Providing wireless internet capabilities in these facilities will enhance the implementation of the electronic health records system, improve work productivity, and provide opportunities for advanced learning technologies for the staff and inmate populations.
• Provide for the planning of a Montgomery County Correctional Facility Refresh project to include medical unit modifications and remediation of clogged vents in inmate cells to address health and life safety needs. The project also provides for paint and carpet replacement throughout the facility.

PROGRAM CONTACTS

Contact Kaye Beckley of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation at 240.777.9982 or Katherine Bryant Higgins of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2764 for more information regarding this department's capital budget.

CAPITAL PROGRAM REVIEW

The Recommended FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program for Correction and Rehabilitation is comprised of three projects totaling $92.9 million. This represents a $24 million or 34.9 percent increase from the Amended FY23-28 Program of $68.8 million. The increase is due to the costs for construction of the Justice Center moving into the six-year period, as well as cost increases for the project related to escalation and project scope adjustments.

read less