Our Mission
The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services protects the public, its employees, and detainees and offenders under its supervision.
Our Vision
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will be nationally recognized as a department that believes its own employees are its greatest strength, and values the development of their talents, skills, and leadership.
We will be known for dealing with tough issues by capitalizing on the strength of interagency collaboration.
We will be nationally known as the department that takes responsibility for the greatest of problems, and moves quickly and quietly to bring about successful change.
The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will be known as one of the national leaders in the development and use of technology through system interoperability.
Others will look to this department for its effective leadership and evidence-based practices.
We will be known for our belief in the value of the human being, and the way we protect those individuals, whether they are members of the public, our own employees, those we are obligated to keep safe and in custody, or victims of crime.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will be known as an organization that focuses on its mission and takes care of its people.
