Representatives from Montgomery County will deliver an update on the Seven Locks Justice Complex during the Monday, April 29 meeting of Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The complex is proposed for the 25.8-acres county-owned detention facility site at 1451 Seven Locks Road.
Per the county, “The Criminal Justice Complex (CJC) will replace the existing Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC) on an adjacent site at the north end of Seven Locks Road and will house the functions currently in operation at MCDC. The Project will consist of the design and construction of a new maximum security facility to include a “Restoration Center” that will provide mental health assesments and treatment services. A vehicular sallyport and on-grade parking will also be accommodated on a site of approximately 6 acres out of a 28.2 acre parcel owned by the County.
Montgomery County operates a two-jail system. The Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in Boyds provides long-term incarceration of inmates in the County. The primary function at the CJC will be to provide initial care, custody and security for inmates for up to 72 hours prior to transfer to MCCF. The maximum number of beds at the CJC will be 200. The CJC will serve the needs of the entire criminal justice system across a broad range of agencies at the County and State level. This will be a state-of-the-art criminal justice operation involving the following agencies: the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, District Court Commissioners, County Police, Sheriff’s Office, Health and Human Services, Office of the Public Defender, other law enforcement and police agencies, and other related agencies.
The CJC will be the central processing location for all arrested offenders by law enforcement in Montgomery County, and as such, will serve as the entry and discharge point for over 16,000 persons arrested and detained annually in the County. Short term detention services for men, women and juveniles will be provided as well as support services to respond to the needs of the critical first 72 hours after arrest. This will involve health care screening, mental health evaluation, pre-trial screening and initial appearance hearings, prisoner classification for those not being released, and public defender services. This maximum security facility also will provide a significant location for the District Court of Maryland Commissioners’ Office where judicial proceedings will be conducted 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, combining public access and security needs. Montgomery County Police warrants and fugitives units provide interrelated services on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis and require direct access to the central processing unit.”
The Mayor and Council meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. The public is welcome to participate in person or virtually. Mayor and Council meetings are broadcast on Rockville 11, channel 11 on county cable, livestreamed at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11 and available a day after each meeting at www.rockvillemd.gov/videoondemand.
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