Montgomery Community Media

Jail director awaiting results of police investigation Montgomery County jails are in the process of removing sheets from the cells of inmates in the wake of the suicide of Tyler Tessier, corrections department director Robert Green said Wednesday. Tessier was about to stand trial for the death of his pregnant girlfriend when he was found […]

Montgomery County Correctional Officer, Cpl. Johnny Tyson, died Monday morning as a result of a car accident shortly after leaving work. Tyson, who worked in the Montgomery County Detention Center in Rockville for 12 years, recently returned to work following medical leave. Investigators are looking into whether Tyson’s health played a role in the incident, […]

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joined Montgomery County’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation Director Robert Green and Montgomery College President Dr. Derionne Pollard to learn more about education and workforce development at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds. In recognition of National Reentry Week, DeVos engaged with inmates who were taking classes as […]

The Model Learning Center is an accredited adult education program at the County Correctional Facility. Recently, eight inmates received their high school diploma. MCTV’s James McClain reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Pepco – Exelon merger, the 6th annual World Elder Abuse Day workshop at Holiday Park Senior Center,  graduating inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Center, and more.

Montgomery County officials have announced that Susan Malagari is the new Warden for the county’s Detention Services Division. She begins her new job on Nov. 23rd. According to a news release, Malagari is the first woman to serve as Warden in Montgomery County. She is also the first county employee to rise through the ranks […]

There is a county program making a difference in the lives of inmates. Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) hosted a small business forum at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where businesses in the area had a chance to speak with inmates who are going through the OneStop program- part of the reentry services offered at the facility. […]

Inmates have access to a library, drug treatment services, and can attend religious programs at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds. They can also participate in the OneStop program where–eight months prior to their release– they become job ready, participate in mock interviews, talk about explaining their charges to a potential employer, and create […]

The Montgomery County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) launched a new pilot program that aims to help inmates reenter society. The pilot is being implemented at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility where thirty “Reentry Tablets” have been distributed to inmates. According to a news release, this program is entirely grant-funded through the Governor’s Office of […]

At it’s June 16th meeting, Montgomery County Councilmembers unanimously confirmed Robert Green as the new director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. Green was County Executive Ike Leggett’s nominee for the post and served as the Acting Director. He is also the former warden of the jail. ORIGINAL POST Robert Green, the former warden […]