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| Largest prison complex in Md. growing |
| By The Capital |
| Published: 01/26/2009 |
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MARYLAND - Maryland's biggest prison complex is about to get bigger. The state Department of Public Safety and Corrections is planning two 560-bed minimum-security prisons at the current complex in Jessup. Funding for the first was included in the budget proposal unveiled last week by Gov. Martin O'Malley. Mark Vernarelli, department spokesman, said the first $23.2 million dormitory-style facility will house one of the fastest-growing segments of the state's prison population: non-violent offenders who can benefit from drug programs and other counseling. "This is community-based corrections," Mr. Vernarelli said. "We're trying to decrease the likelihood that people who get out of jail end up back in there. The recidivism rate for inmates now is about 50 percent." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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