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Howard County Police Department
Abbreviation	HCPD
Motto	persons. To provide for the safety of inmates and staff while maintaining a humane living and working environment. To provide a range of inmate services through medical and treatment programs and to comply with all State of Maryland mandated standards.
Agency overview
Formed	1975
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Maryland, USA
Map of Howard County Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	252.04 square miles
Population	272,452
Operational structure
Headquarters	Jessup, Maryland 39°16′35″N 76°48′23″W / 39.27639°N 76.80639°W / 39.27639; -76.80639
Notables
Person	Jack Kavanagh, Director

The Howard County Department of Corrections (HCDC) is the corrections agency servicing 3500 arrests within 252.04 square miles (652.8 km) of Howard County, Maryland yearly.

History

Corrections in Howard County was handled through the county police. The first institution built was the twelve person Ellicott City Jail in 1878. In 1975 a separate division was created by County Executive Edward L. Cochran. Its first director was Gerald H. McClellan.

Organization

The department operates the following facilities:

Central Booking Center

Housed at Waterloo southern Police barracks. Moved to Jessup facility opened 28 March 2005

Central Detention Facility

Opened in 1983 with a capacity of 108 inmates. In 1994 the facility was expanded to 361 inmates.

In 2009, the department took over operations of the Howard County Community Service Program, subcontracting to the Serenity Center.

See also

• Howard County Police Department
• List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

References

1. "Ellicott City Jail". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
2. "2012 Department of Corrections". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

v t e Howard County, Maryland
Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area Patapsco Valley
Administration	Howard County Fire Department Howard County Police Department Howard County Department of Corrections Howard County Housing and Community Development Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning
Landmarks	Attractions Clark's Elioak Farm Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Dorsey Hall Doughoregan Manor Elkridge Furnace Inn Merriweather Post Pavilion Oakland Manor The Mall in Columbia Savage Mill Thomas Viaduct Toby's Dinner Theatre Turf Valley Waverley Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods Maryland Historical Trust properties Historic districts Ellicott City (Official County) Lawyers Hill (Official County) Savage Mill (In Name Only) Elkridge Landing (In Name Only) Museums Howard County Center of African American Culture Howard County Conservancy Robinson Nature Center Parks Belmont Blandair Columbia Lakefront Elkhorn Middle Patuxent Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Centennial Rockburn Branch Troy Park Wilde Lake
Education	Colleges Columbia Gateway Educational Institutions Howard Community College Lincoln Technical Institute University of Phoenix High schools Howard County Public School System Atholton Centennial Glenelg Hammond Howard Long Reach Marriotts Ridge Mount Hebron Oakland Mills Reservoir River Hill Wilde Lake Private schools Glenelg Country School Phillips School Woodmont Academy
Transportation	Air Glenair Airport Haysfield Airport Public transit MARC Train (Dorsey, Jessup, Savage, Laurel Race Track) MTA RTA Metrobus Highways US 29 Route 32 Route 100 Interstate 70 Interstate 95 Harbor Tunnel Thruway Roads Baltimore National Pike Frederick Road Guilford Road Montgomery Road Old Frederick Road Ridge Road Roxbury Mills Road Route 108 Route 175 Route 216 Washington Boulevard Waterloo Road Whiskey Bottom Road Woodbine Road Woodstock Road

v t e Law enforcement agencies in Maryland
State	State Police Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction Transit Administration Police Transportation Authority Police Maryland Natural Resources Police
County departments	Anne Arundel Baltimore County Howard Montgomery Prince George's
Municipal departments	Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore City Police Department Bel Air Bowie Cumberland District Heights Frederick Gaithersburg Greenbelt Hagerstown Havre De Grace Landover Hills Laurel Ocean City Rockville Salisbury Seat Pleasant Takoma Park University Park Upper Marlboro
Sheriff's offices	Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore County Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick County Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester
Universities	Bowie State University Frostburg State University Salisbury University Towson University University of Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland at College Park Baltimore City Public Schools Police

• Howard County, Maryland
• County police departments of Maryland
• 1975 establishments in Maryland
• Prison and correctional agencies in the United States