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Mission Statement

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, and community re-entry services. These functions are achieved through the operation 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, progressive administration and management oversight.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY26 Operating Budget for the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation is $95,410,554, an increase of $11,207,154 or 13.31 percent from the FY25 Approved Budget of $84,203,400. Personnel Costs comprise 88.02 percent of the budget for 536 full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 543.07 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses account for the remaining 11.98 percent of the FY26 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following is emphasized:

  • Safe Neighborhoods

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Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY25 estimates reflect funding based on the FY25 approved budget. The FY26 and FY27 figures are performance targets based on the FY26 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY27.

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Initiatives

  • Increased funding for correctional facility food and pharmacy services to ensure adequate funding for health and medical care required for incarcerated individuals.
  • Fund mandatory in-service, commission-certified training of uniformed correctional officers.
  • Upgrade visiting phones to meet the evidence review and redaction standards of the State's Attorney and Police Department.
  • Increased overtime allocation to address continued vacancies and an increase in the incarcerated individual population.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • Host one-day processing events at the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters to bolster recruitment.
  • Awarded Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development grant to facilitate the enhancement and creation of cutting-edge computer labs for both the Detention Services and the Community Corrections Divisions.

Program Descriptions

  Pre-Trial Services

There are four independent programs within Pre-Trial Services (PTS): Pre-Trial Assessment Unit, Pre-Trial Supervision Unit, Alternative Community Service Program (ACS), and Intervention Program for Substance Abusers (IPSA).The Pre-Trial Assessment Unit is housed at the Montgomery County Detention Center and is responsible for assessing those who have been newly arrested and...

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  Detention Services

Under the supervision of the Warden, Detention Services is responsible for the operation of two detention facilities, the Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC) located in Rockville, and the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) located in Clarksburg. MCDC is responsible for the intake, reception, and diagnostic functions of...

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  Pre-Release and Re-entry Services

The Pre-Release and Re-entry Services (PRRS) is a correctional program that provides community-based residential and non-residential alternatives to secure confinement for sentenced adult offenders in which they engage in work, treatment, education, family involvement, and other services as they transition back into the community. The program primarily serves inmates who...

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  Medical and Behavioral Health Services

Medical and Behavioral Health Services provides medical and behavioral health care to all incarcerated inmates in compliance with recognized health care, legal, and correctional standards. The facilities are accredited by the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards (MCCS) and the American Correctional Association (ACA)....

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  Administration and Support

Management Services and the Director's Office serve an advisory function to the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR) and implement performance accountability programs and general management practices. The program is comprised of the Director's Office; Accreditations and Professional Standards; Human Resources; Training; Procurement; Employee Health, Welfare and Safety;...

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Budget Trends
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Program Contacts

Contact Willie Morales of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation at 240-773-9908 or Derrick Harrigan of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2759 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY24
Budget
FY25
Estimate
FY25
Recommended
FY26
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages56888510.0057646723.00 60233655.00 63765643.0010.6
Employee Benefits13871557.0016831110.00 17591088.00 20211004.0020.1
County General Fund Personnel Costs70760067.0074477833.00 77824743.00 83976647.0012.8
Operating Expenses11430075.009042567.00 10976453.00 10890907.0020.4
Capital Outlay167185.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Expenditures82357327.0083520400.00 88801196.00 94867554.0013.6
PERSONNEL
Full-Time536.00535.00 535.00 536.000.2
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs545.57544.07 544.07 543.07-0.2
REVENUES
Care of Federal/State Prisoners309299.00667580.00 179280.00 269370.00-59.6
Home Confinement Fees0.0030000.00 30000.00 30000.000.0
Other Charges/Fees7611.0022590.00 10000.00 10000.00-55.7
Illegal Alien Inmate Reimbursement1562278.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Other Intergovernmental100663.0060000.00 60000.00 60000.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues4459.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Other Licenses and Permits392.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Revenues1984702.00780170.00 279280.00 369370.00-52.7
 
DETENTION CENTER NON-TAX
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Detention Center Non-Tax Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Operating Expenses286094.00683000.00 587088.00 543000.00-20.5
Detention Center Non-Tax Expenditures286094.00683000.00 587088.00 543000.00-20.5
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
REVENUES
Canteen Profits454938.00245065.00 245065.00 245065.000.0
Investment Income64266.0036450.00 58310.00 49100.0034.7
Detention Center Non-Tax Revenues519204.00281515.00 303375.00 294165.004.5
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures82643421.0084203400.00 89388284.00 95410554.0013.3
Total Full-Time Positions536.00535.00 535.00 536.000.2
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs545.57544.07 544.07 543.07-0.2
Total Revenues2503906.001061685.00 582655.00 663535.00-37.5
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION83520400544.07
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Front Lobby Security Scanner to Eliminate Contraband Entering the Facility [Detention Services]1425000.00
Add: Visiting Phones to Comply with State's Attorney's Office and Police Recommendations for Evidence Review [Detention Services]500000.00
Add: Kitchen Tools Shadow Board to Organize and Store Sharps in a Designated Location [Detention Services]300000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Overtime Adjustment [Administration and Support]64178570.00
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment30209540.00
Restore: One-time FY25 Lapse Adjustment [Detention Services]27732940.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases13680050.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment13403140.00
Increase Cost: Adjust Funding for Food Services to Reflect Inflationary Increases and Structural Deficit [Detention Services]6800000.00
Increase Cost: Adjust Funding for Pharmacy Services to Reflect Inflationary Increases and Structural Deficit [Detention Services]6800000.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment1063180.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment864000.00
Increase Cost: Pre-Trial Assessment Tool - Release Conditions and Pretrial Supervision Success Rates [Administration and Support]400000.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Detention Services]331220.00
Shift: Charge Back from Department of Correction and Rehabilitation to Health and Human Services Grant Fund [Detention Services]0-1.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs-3467060.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY25-18594580.00
Decrease Cost: FY26 Lapse Adjustment [Administration and Support]-32154460.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED94867554543.07
 
DETENTION CENTER NON-TAX
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION6830000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY25-1400000.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED5430000.00
Program Summary
Program NameFY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
FY26 REC
Expenditures
FY26 REC
FTEs
Administration and Support546013031.00554405529.00
Detention Services57677669384.2066506548387.20
Medical and Behavioral Health Services894142940.691066006040.69
Pre-Release and Re-entry Services659978451.18660676050.18
Pre-Trial Services552438837.00609313136.00
Total84203400544.0795410554543.07
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY25
Total$
FY25
FTES
FY26
Total$
FY26
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
Health and Human ServicesGrant Fund00.001264751.00
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended94868.00000094868.00000094868.00000094868.00000094868.00000094868.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY260.000000-743.000000-743.000000-743.000000-743.000000-743.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26, including security scanner, shadow board, pre-trial assessment tool, and mandatory in-service training, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts0.000000492.000000492.000000492.000000492.000000492.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures94868.00000094617.00000094617.00000094617.00000094617.00000094617.000000
 
DETENTION CENTER NON-TAX
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Subtotal Expenditures543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000