Agency history record, 1874-1916.
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Maryland. State Board of Prison Control
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Consisting of three paid members appointed by the governor, the State Board of Prison Control was established in 1916 to consolidate state authority over Maryland's penal system. The 1916 legislation abolished the managerial boards of the Maryland Penitentiary and the Maryland House of Correction, vesting the new board with "full power, authority and responsibility to manage and control the [two] institutions" (Laws of 1916, ch. 556). The Board of Prison Control was conc...
Maryland House of Correction
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The Maryland House of Correction was the second prison established by the state. Authorized by the Laws of 1874, ch. 233, it opened in January 1879. A medium-security facility, it was designed to house convicts sentenced to less than three years' imprisonment. The sentence restriction was lowered to one year by the Laws of 1884, ch. 513, but was restored to three years by the Laws of 1910, ch. 739. Annual reports from 1900 to 1903, however, reveal that some inmates of the House of C...
Maryland House of Correction. Board of Managers.
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The Maryland House of Correction was administered by a Board of Managers from 1874-1916 (Laws of 1874, ch. 233). Although the board was authorized in 1874, it did not meet until May 1878. The original board was composed of twelve members appointed by the governor with the governor, comptroller, state treasurer, and attorney general as ex-officio members. The governor was elected board president, and played a significant role in the direction of the House of Correction thereafter. ...
Maryland Penitentiary. Board of Directors
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The Board of Directors for the Maryland Penitentiary in 1817 assumed the duties of the former Inspectors of the Penitentiary, and administered the prison from that year until 1916 (Laws of 1817, ch. 72). Originally composed of twelve members appointed by the Governor and Council with the governor as an ex-officio member, the board was required to meet at the penitentiary once every quarter. Although the daily Penitentiary operation was the responsibility of the "keeper" (i.e., warde...
