Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

Welcome to the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DOCR)
Provides progressive and comprehensive correctional services through the use of pre-trial supervision, secure incarceration and community treatment and reintegration programs.

Visitation Schedule Inmates and Residents.

Montgomery County
Detention Center

Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC) is primarily responsible for the intake and law enforcement processing of adult male and female offenders arrested in Montgomery County and has a facility capacity to accommodate approximately 200 inmates. Over 13,000 offenders annually arrive at MCDC’s Central Processing Unit (CPU).

Montgomery County
Correctional Facility

Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) is responsible for the custody and care of male and female offenders who are either in a pre-trial status or serving sentences of up to 18 months. The facility's current capacity is 1,028 inmates. Progressive, and comprehensive correctional services are provided to all inmates covering substance abuse, mental health issues, cognitive behavioral modification, basic education, life skills, and work force preparation.

Community Corrections

The Pre-Release Services provides community-based residential and non-residential alternatives to secure confinement for sentenced adult offenders in which they engage in work, treatment, education, family involvement, and other services to prepare them for release.

The Pre-Trial Services is responsible for assessing newly arrested defendants for the possibility of release from incarceration while awaiting trial and for follow through while supervising those defendants safely in the Community.

Honor Guard

Honor Guard unit is to provide funeral honors for fallen comrades. Additionally, the department Honor Guard serves as ambassadors to the public, presenting a positive image of their services, and assisting with the recruiting effort.

DOCR Honor Guard Brochure

Average Daily Population

DOCR Pretrial, Jails and Pre-Release/Reentry Population.
Population Report as of March 31, 2024

VERA Institute of Justice Incarceration Trends Interactive Tool

DOCR Data Dashboard

The DOCR Data Dashboard provides quick links and views of the Department's Data Analysis on Community Corrections, Detention Services, Management Services, Procurement/Contract and Budget Data as well as pertinent County Public Safety Data.

The dashboard consists of DOCR Approved/Actual Budget, Central Processing Unit Medical Refusals, Central Processing Unit Intakes, Mental Health, Education GED Final Test Result, Transports Emergency/Urgent, Weekenders Duties, Human Resources DOCR Staff’s Vacancy Report.

Data will be updated by the 15th of each month.

DOCR Programs and Services a Glance

American Job Center (AJC), Choices for Change (CFC), Clinical Assessment and Transition Services (CATS), Identity, Jail Addiction Services (JAS), Mental Health Sevices, Model Learning Center (MLC), Reentry Employment Development (REDE), Reentry Services, Religious Services and Volunteer Based Programs

DOCR Announces
Pew MacArthur Results First Initiative Report

The Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, is announcing the findings of a twelve-month program inventory effort conducted in partnership with The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, a project of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The Results First Initiative focused on providing capacity building support to the Department as they reviewed the effectiveness of core programs and services for individuals returning to the community. A report showcasing results is issued from the Department (download report here ).

DOCR Human Resources

The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation is now hiring interested individuals for public safety, medical, social work/counseling and food service positions.

Great pay and benefits, foreign-language proficiency is a plus.
Call today! 240-777-9759 Current DOCR Job Openings

32nd Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony & Honor Guard Competition

This ceremony highlights the importance of correctional officers and honors those who have fallen in the line of duty in the National Capital Region and across the country. Over 40 roses will be laid in honor of the correctional officers who have fallen. In 2023, 21 correctional officers from the across the country fell in the line of duty. The Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, located at 450 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001 on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The ceremony will take place 10:00am – 12:00pm, and will be immediately followed by the Honor Guard Competition, which will conclude around 2:00pm. Both events are open to the public – seating and refreshments will be provided to those who attend.

DOCR Accreditation

The Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation recently received a perfect score on mandatory reaccreditation standards from the American Correctional Association. Councilmember Dawn Luedtke, a member of the Council’s Public Safety Committee, visited the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Clarksburg to discuss the reaccreditation with DOCR Director Ben Stevenson. See video discussion.