§ 15. Department of Corrections.  


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  • There shall be a Department of Corrections headed by the Director of Corrections. The Director of Corrections shall act as jailer or warden of the county jail, which is and shall be known as the Prince George's County Detention Center, and shall be responsible for the administration of said jail as authorized by law. The Director of Corrections shall further be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining a viable and responsible program of corrective and rehabilitative services for the County which shall include but not be limited to safekeeping, care and feeding of all prisoners in his custody in the county jail, and the development and maintenance of coordinated and functional liaison with appropriate state and county agencies and officers associated with correctional and rehabilitation programming. The Department may have associated with it such advisory board as may be established pursuant to law.

(Executive Order No. 19-1977, CB-88-1977)