Maryland Inmate Search

The Maryland prison system comprises 13 correctional facilities, 5 detention facilities, and 24 jails in 24 counties. According to the National Institute of Corrections, Maryland recorded an incarceration rate of 252 inmates per 100,000 residents in 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the state's 13 correctional facilities housed 15,637 inmates. More than 9,000 employees work in the Maryland prison system which operated on a budget of over $290,000,000 in 2022. The Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCI-W) located in the City of Jessup is the only women's correctional institution in the state.

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According to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the state's correctional system includes 13 correctional facilities, 5 detention facilities, and 24 county jails. As of December 2022, the state had 15,637 inmates and 9,000+ employees. Maryland has an incarceration rate of 252 per 100,000 residents and operates 1 women-only facility.

Maryland Department of Corrections Inmate Search

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is tasked with administering the operations of correctional and detention facilities in Maryland. The Department is responsible for the custody of incarcerated individuals, pretrial detainees, and supervised offenders.

Maryland inmates' information search is possible via the incarcerated individual locator resource on the DPSCS website. However, this tool does not provide information on everyone held in the custody of the DPSCS: it may not list certain short, sentenced inmates and those no longer in custody for any reason, including release or escape.

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Find Inmate by Name

The incarcerated individual locator available on the DPSCS website allows the public to find the current location of individuals held under the custody of the Commissioner of Correction. It provides information on those housed in the Division of Correction facilities, the Patuxent Institution, and some short-term offenders at the Division of Pretrial and Detention Services facilities. By providing the first name, last name, or both names in the search field on the locator you may be able to find a Maryland inmate by name.

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Find Inmate by Number

The DPSCS incarcerated individual locator does not allow users to perform a search based on an inmate number. The resource only provides a name search feature.

What Information is Contained in a Maryland Inmate Record?

The DPSCS incarcerated individual locator provides information as inmate records when used to look up an inmate record:

  • SID: A unique ID that may be used for inmate funds transaction
  • Name: The last, first, and middle names of the inmate
  • Date of birth: The day, month, and year of birth of the inmate
  • DOC ID: The ID number issued to the inmate by the DPSCS
  • Holding Facility: The correctional institution in which the inmate is held
  • Address: The location of the correctional institution holding the inmate
  • Phone Number: The contact phone number of the correctional institution holding the inmate

Maryland Inmate Records by Counties

If an inmate whose information you seek is held in a county jail, you may be able to find the information by contacting the county sheriff's office. Some Maryland county sheriff's offices provide online access to a jail roster containing inmate records. For example, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office provides an online jail roster with incarceration information for persons held in their custody.

Are Incarceration Records Public Information in Maryland?

Anyone can request the custodian of incarceration records in Maryland and receive the record in no more than a few weeks. The Maryland Public Information Act ensures that the decisions and operations of the government at local and state levels are open to the public. This law allows members of the public to request incarceration records from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Although most incarceration records are public, some may be redacted. For instance, sensitive personal information such as a Social Security number and mental health records within an incarceration record may not be publicly accessible. In addition, incarceration records that have been ordered sealed or expunged will not be accessible to the general public.

Federal Prisons in Maryland

The Federal Bureau of Prisons oversees the operation of the three federal prison facilities in Maryland: RRM Baltimore, FCI Cumberland, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office. While only FCI Cumberland holds inmates, the other two facilities operate in administrative capacities. RRM Baltimore is a residential reentry management field office, while the mid-Atlantic regional office is an administrative office providing oversight and support to facilities in the mid-Atlantic region.

FCI Cumberland is a medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp. The FCI facility has a population of 1,020 inmates and caters to male offenders only.

Frequently Asked Questions about Inmate Records

Since the Public Information Act in Maryland provides for public access to incarceration information, you may submit a public record request to the DPSCS to obtain a copy of an incarceration record. Note that there is a $.50 per page fee for every request of three or more pages. When the request is approved, you will be notified of the total fee. Remit the exact amount by check or money order made payable to the "Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services" within 30 days from the date of approval.

Submit the completed application and appropriate fee to:

Maryland DPSCS
300 East Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286

If you are wondering where to look up an inmate online in Maryland, check the county sheriff's office online jail roster (if the inmate is held in a county jail) or use the Maryland DPSCS incarcerated individual locator resource (if held in a state prison).

You may contact the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to find old inmate records. While archive records may not be available online via the incarcerated individual locator tool, the DPSCS may conduct a search of its archives to find older records, upon request. You may use the DPSCS public record application to submit a request to the Department.

Death records of inmates in Maryland prisons are typically only available to immediate family members of the deceased. Surviving family members of an inmate may submit a request to the Maryland Department of Health to obtain the death record of their loved one. However, for older inmate death records, you may visit the Maryland State Archives to verify if they have the information you want.

Local county jails typically publish new inmate information on their jail rosters on the same day an offender is brought into jail. State prisons do the same usually within 24 hours.

You may send funds to an inmate in Maryland state prisons using any of the following services:

Lockbox Deposit: This banking depository service assists the DPSCS in processing money sent to inmates. Lockbox accepts approved vendor checks, money orders, and official business checks. If you are using a money order, you must provide the name of the inmate, facility name, inmate's state ID (SID), and your name and address. The money order must be out to the inmate and not the inmate's nicknames or aliases.

The lockbox address is P.O. Box 17111, Baltimore, MD21297-0382. Note that while you may send multiple money orders in the same envelope, holds are placed on money orders of $250 or more for 30 days. It typically takes 2-7 business days from the date the transaction is received and processed by lockbox for the funds to be deposited in an inmate's account. If mail delivery is included, it may take up to 10 days.

Access Corrections Secure Deposits: The Maryland DPSCS approves Access Corrections Secure Deposits as a third-party service offering money transfer services to inmates in state prisons. To use this service, you may call the vendor's toll-free line at 1-866-345-1884. The fee charged for a phone service may be as low as $3.95. Alternatively, you may visit the vendor's website to make an internet deposit . Access Corrections Secure Deposits charges as low as $2.95 for its online service. If you are using the online service, MasterCard and VISA debit and credit cards are accepted.