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March 2019

Y-ME Listening Session

Councilmember Charles Allen and the Judiciary Committee held the first ever Listening Session inside the Young Men Emerging (Y-ME) Unit earlier this month.

The historic program was called to provide inmates an opportunity to talk about their personal experiences, respective cases, and educational and socioeconomic disparities that impact their lives and communities. Program participants expressed concern and hopes that their stories will potentially shape future legislation and policies that will benefit the lives of those that are currently and formerly incarcerated.

Special acknowledgements to Councilmember Allen and all members of the Judiciary Committee for leading the charge with this initiative. We look forward to having more discussions like this in the future!

Women's History Month

DOC honors the bold, beautiful and brilliant women who serve our agency! Your diverse talents and leadership as public servants, along with your roles in your families and communities are greatly admired and appreciated.

American University's Community Forum

The College and Career Readiness Division in conjunction with American University’s Inside-Out: Criminal Procedure Program hosted the Connections to Criminal Procedure Community Dialogue for inmates, students and guest speakers at the Central Detention Facility (CDF).

Program participants discussed pertinent issues that included, how the rules of criminal procedure can impact one's constitutional rights, the roles of police officers and correctional officers, the arrests and sentencing of juveniles, and community corrections, including parole and probation.

Special acknowledgements to Officer M. Boyd (DOC), the Honorable Carlos Acosta (Montgomery County Circuit Court – MD/Former Special Attorney- US Department of Justice), Robin Bell (Founder/Executive Director of R4), Dr. Ta’Lisa Carter (American University), Duane Tobias (Legal Consultant/Former Prosecutor for Dallas/Fort Worth DA), Major Shon Barnes (Salisbury Police Department – NC), Sergeant Kimberly Glanville (Baltimore Police Department – MD), and Kathy White (Executive Director/Gateway Freedom Center – NC) for sharing their expertise during the program.

Policies & Procedures

Policy binders with the agency’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were placed in the Officers' Dining Rooms (ODR) at the Central Detention Facility, Correctional Treatment Facility, Central Cell Block and the Training Academy.

Once existing and new policies are approved by the Director, the OPP will update the binders monthly. All binders must remain in their respective places.

The following policies have been updated and approved:

PP 3350.2 – PREA

PP 5500.2 – Restrictive Housing

PM 5300.1 – Inmate Disciplinary and Administrative Housing Hearings

PP 3810.1 – ADA Accommodating Employees with Disabilities

6050.3D - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT)