Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

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department of corrections state government agency

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and detention facilities, supervising offenders, and overseeing public safety and correctional programs in Maryland.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services canonical	6
Maryland Division of Correction	1
Maryland correctional institutions	1
Maryland correctional system	1
Maryland public safety and corrections system	1
Maryland state correctional system	1
Maryland state prison system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T208364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Context triple: [Government of Maryland, executiveDepartment, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services]

A. Maryland Department of Health
The Maryland Department of Health is the state agency responsible for overseeing public health, healthcare services, and related regulatory functions in Maryland.
B. Government of Maryland
The Government of Maryland is the state-level political and administrative authority of Maryland, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that manage public policy, law, and services for the state’s residents.
C. New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction is the municipal agency responsible for managing New York City's jail system and overseeing the custody and care of individuals detained within it.
D. Maryland Department of Transportation
The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.
E. Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Target entity description: The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and detention facilities, supervising offenders, and overseeing public safety and correctional programs in Maryland.

A. Maryland Department of Health
The Maryland Department of Health is the state agency responsible for overseeing public health, healthcare services, and related regulatory functions in Maryland.
B. Government of Maryland
The Government of Maryland is the state-level political and administrative authority of Maryland, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that manage public policy, law, and services for the state’s residents.
C. New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction is the municipal agency responsible for managing New York City's jail system and overseeing the custody and care of individuals detained within it.
D. Maryland Department of Transportation
The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.
E. Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	department of corrections ⓘ state government agency ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employerOf	correctional officers in Maryland ⓘ parole and probation agents in Maryland ⓘ public safety support staff in Maryland ⓘ
goal	protect public safety in Maryland ⓘ provide secure and humane confinement ⓘ reduce offender recidivism ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DPSCS ⓘ
hasRole	custody of sentenced offenders ⓘ emergency and contingency planning for correctional facilities ⓘ incarceration of adult offenders ⓘ pretrial detention services ⓘ reentry services for offenders ⓘ training of correctional and law enforcement personnel ⓘ victim services coordination ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore
jurisdiction	State of Maryland ⓘ linked to: Maryland
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	executive department of state government ⓘ
operatesIn	Maryland ⓘ
oversees	Maryland Correctional Enterprises ⓘ Maryland Division of Administrative Services ⓘ Maryland Division of Budget and Finance ⓘ linked to: Maryland Division of Administrative Services Maryland Division of Capital Construction and Facilities Maintenance ⓘ linked to: Maryland Department of General Services Maryland Division of Correction ⓘ linked to: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Maryland Division of Information Technology ⓘ linked to: Maryland Division of Administrative Services Maryland Division of Parole and Probation ⓘ Maryland Division of Pretrial Detention and Services ⓘ Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions ⓘ Maryland state prison system ⓘ linked to: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
partOf	Government of Maryland ⓘ
responsibleFor	community supervision of offenders in Maryland ⓘ correctional programs in Maryland ⓘ detention facilities in Maryland ⓘ parole and probation supervision in Maryland ⓘ public safety programs in Maryland ⓘ state prisons in Maryland ⓘ
sector	corrections ⓘ public safety ⓘ
subordinateTo	Governor of Maryland ⓘ
usesProgramType	educational and vocational programs for inmates ⓘ evidence-based correctional programs ⓘ rehabilitation and treatment programs ⓘ
website	https://dpscs.maryland.gov/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Maryland → executiveDepartment → Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ⓘ

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services → oversees → Maryland state prison system ⓘ