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Prince George's County committee creates correctional facility safety task force, adds feasibility study
Summary
The county's Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to create a Prince George's Correctional Safety Task Force to review safety at the county jail and recommend improvements; the administration successfully added an amendment to require a feasibility study on whether additional facilities or mental-health space may be needed.
The Prince George's County Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to create a Prince George's Correctional Safety Task Force to study safety conditions at the county adult detention center and recommend steps to reduce violence and improve supervision.
The resolution (CR1112025), introduced Oct. 7, 2025 at the county executive's request, tasks the panel with gathering information about safety incidents, reviewing monitoring and supervision practices, and producing a written report no later than one year after adoption, with a possible 180‑day extension determined by a majority of task force members.
The committee added an amendment from the…
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