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Mission

The mission of the Calvert County Detention Center is to:

Create a safe enviorment for the citizens of Calvert County by securing, in a humane enviroment, offenders legally entrusted to its' custody and care, and to provide viable alternatives to incarceration.

Contribute to offender rehabilitation by providing essential programs to include but not limited to: substance abuse counseling, anger management, G.E.D. classes, mental health counseling, religious outreach, tutoring, and life-skills framework to assist them in re-entry and enable them to function as productive members of society.

Develop staff through training programs to ensure the maintenance of a safe, pleasant, clean and professional work enviroment.

Conduct daily operations while demanding the highest level of professionalism and integrity from staff that are proud to represent the community and the Organization.

The philosophy of the Detention Center as it pertains to inmates, either detained or sentenced, is predicated upon four assumptions:

1. inmates should leave the Calvert County Detention Center on at least the same level physically, emotionally or psychologically as when they entered; 
2. all inmates will be accountable for their actions; 
3. confinement alone is seldom corrective; 
4. the community's involvement in the county's correctional process will be encouraged.

Inmates are housed in accordance with a valid, uniformly applied classification process. Equal quality of program services are provided for both male and female offenders. In-house programs complemented by community volunteers assist in addressing the needs of those requiring counseling.

The Detention Center provides adequately for the safety and security of staff, inmates and the public. The Detention Center will fulfill the basic human needs of inmates to include a safe and sanitary environment, nutritious meals, reasonable medical care, and opportunities for the constructive use of time spent in confinement