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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 approved FY24 Operating Budget for the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation is $76,857,241, an increase of $3,485,506 or 4.75 percent from the FY23 Approved Budget of $73,371,735. Personnel Costs comprise 87.54 percent of the budget for 536 full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 545.57 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 12.46 percent of the FY24 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 FY23 estimates reflect funding based on the FY23 approved budget. The FY24 and FY25 figures are performance targets based on the FY24 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY25.

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Initiatives

  • Reopen the Pre Release and Reentry Services Center in the Spring of 2023 to provide community-based residential and non-residential alternatives to secure confinement for sentenced adult offenders where they engage in work, treatment, education, family involvement, and other services to prepare them for release.
  • Add a full-time therapist to provide behavioral health support to employees including Critical Incident Stress Management, peer support, and direct clinical services such as crisis intervention psychological assessment, testing, evaluation, diagnosis, and therapeutic treatment. Funds to support crisis intervention peer support stipends are also added.
  • Correct structural budget deficiencies in food and pharmacy services due to high inflation.
  • Add funds to support nurse retention bonuses for difficult to hire and retain positions.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • Continue to partner with the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions to initiate Wi-Fi infrastructure at DOCR facilities to enhance implementation of the new electronic health records system, delivery of programs and services, training opportunities, and work productivity.

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 (42P01)

Management Services and the Director's Office serve an advisory function to 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; Fiscal...

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Budget Trends
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Program Contacts

Contact Kaye Beckley of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation at 240.773.9908 or Rachel Silberman of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2770 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY22
Budget
FY23
Estimate
FY23
Approved
FY24
%Chg
Bud/App
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages49305551.0050476736.00 49810696.00 52816362.004.6
Employee Benefits14196221.0014360402.00 14159163.00 14465302.000.7
County General Fund Personnel Costs63501772.0064837138.00 63969859.00 67281664.003.8
Operating Expenses7940548.007991597.00 9001615.00 9032577.0013.0
County General Fund Expenditures71442320.0072828735.00 72971474.00 76314241.004.8
PERSONNEL
Full-Time534.00535.00 535.00 536.000.2
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs541.57544.57 544.57 545.570.2
REVENUES
Alternative Community Services175.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Care of Federal/State Prisoners552435.00667580.00 667580.00 667580.000.0
Home Confinement Fees0.0030000.00 30000.00 30000.000.0
Other Charges/Fees0.0022590.00 22590.00 22590.000.0
Other Intergovernmental-364534.0060000.00 60000.00 60000.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues427.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Revenues188503.00780170.00 780170.00 780170.000.0
 
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 Expenses219651.00543000.00 359343.00 543000.000.0
Detention Center Non-Tax Expenditures219651.00543000.00 359343.00 543000.000.0
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
REVENUES
Canteen Profits294505.00245065.00 245065.00 245065.000.0
Investment Income981.004180.00 23070.00 36450.00772.0
Detention Center Non-Tax Revenues295486.00249245.00 268135.00 281515.0012.9
 
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
Operating Expenses18877.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures18877.000.00 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 Expenditures71680848.0073371735.00 73330817.00 76857241.004.8
Total Full-Time Positions534.00535.00 535.00 536.000.2
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs541.57544.57 544.57 545.570.2
Total Revenues483989.001029415.00 1048305.00 1061685.003.1
FY24 Approved Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION72828735544.57
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Therapist to Provide Behavioral Health Supports for Public Safety Employees [Medical and Behavioral Health Services]880001.00
Add: Employee Support Unit CISM Peer Support Stipend [Detention Services]168000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY24 Compensation Adjustment28383920.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Compensation Increases27126930.00
Increase Cost: Address Structural Food Services Deficit due to Significant Inflation [Detention Services]6300000.00
Increase Cost: Address Structural Pharmacy Deficit due to Signficant Inflation [Medical and Behavioral Health Services]2000000.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment993090.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Lapsed Positions525000.00
Increase Cost: Nurse Retention Bonus to Support Critical Department Operations [Medical and Behavioral Health Services]341000.00
Increase Cost: Replace Inoperative Body Alarms for Custody and Security Staff [Detention Services]330000.00
Increase Cost: Contractual Increase for Medical Services [Medical and Behavioral Health Services]297740.00
Shift: Community Grants Moved From the Community Grants Non-Departmental Account to Department of Correction and Rehabilitations' Base Budget [Administration and Support (42P01)]166860.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail107450.00
Technical Adj: Eight Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts Inadvertently Excluded from FY23 Council Action [Detention Services]96920.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Detention Services]67740.00
Increase Cost: Contractual Increase for Inmate Coveralls [Detention Services]50000.00
Decrease Cost: Phased Pre Release and Reentry Services Center Reopening to Match Projected Service Demand [Detention Services]-4517330.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-5858320.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY23 Personnel Costs-10620310.00
Re-align: One-time Budget Adjustment to Reflect Higher Than Expected Vacant Positions-11983630.00
FY24 APPROVED76314241545.57
 
DETENTION CENTER NON-TAX
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION5430000.00
FY24 APPROVED5430000.00
Program Summary
Program NameFY23 APPR
Expenditures
FY23 APPR
FTEs
FY24 APPR
Expenditures
FY24 APPR
FTEs
Administration and Support (42P01)471149032.00492266330.00
Detention Services49879083383.7052320024382.70
Medical and Behavioral Health Services725102937.69776666239.69
Pre-Release and Re-entry Services653513354.18661297555.18
Pre-Trial Services499500037.00523491738.00
Total73371735544.5776857241545.57
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY24FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Approved76314.00000076314.00000076314.00000076314.00000076314.00000076314.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Approved in FY240.00000029.00000029.00000029.00000029.00000029.000000
New positions in the FY24 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least two months after the fiscal year begins. Therefore, the above amounts reflect annualization of these positions in the outyears.
Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY240.000000-67.000000-67.000000-67.000000-67.000000-67.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY24, including body alarms and nurse retention bonuses, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.0000001650.0000001650.0000001650.0000001650.0000001650.000000
Restores one-time lapse adjustment due to higher-than-average vacancies and phased reopening of the Pre Release and Reentry Services Center.
Labor Contracts0.0000001913.0000001913.0000001913.0000001913.0000001913.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures76314.00000079839.00000079839.00000079839.00000079839.00000079839.000000
 
DETENTION CENTER NON-TAX
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Approved543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Subtotal Expenditures543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000543.000000