Baltimore city, Maryland Jail & Detention Facility Guide
Confirm the current jail or detention location through the responsible Baltimore city agency before mailing, paying, visiting, calling, or traveling. This page combines county-specific geography, official-source routing, state corrections guidance, and transfer checks without inventing an unverified facility list.
Facility search: quick answer
Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center snapshot
| Operator | Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Division of Pretrial Detention and Services |
|---|---|
| Published address or location context | 300 East Madison Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
| Custody coverage | People currently listed in Maryland DPSCS custody, including qualifying individuals housed in Division of Pretrial Detention facilities |
| Search method | Official Maryland Incarcerated Individual Locator by first and last name, followed by direct BCBIC detainee-services confirmation when necessary |
| Release/history limitation | DPSCS states the locator does not list everyone in its custody, may omit some short-sentenced pretrial detainees, and excludes people no longer in custody |
| Public phone | 410-545-8080 |
County profile for facility verification
The Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate for Baltimore city is 569,997 residents, compared with 583,295 in 2020. The estimated change was −13,298 people (2.3%). It ranks #5 among 24 county equivalents in Maryland.
| Jurisdiction fact | Value | Facility-search relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Official Census name | Baltimore city | Confirms the county-equivalent connected to the facility search |
| GEOID | 24510 | Distinguishes same-named counties and cities |
| County-equivalent type | County equivalent | Explains the jurisdiction model |
| 2025 resident population | 569,997 | Provides jurisdiction scale; it is not jail population or capacity |
| Adjacent jurisdictions | 2 | Supports nearby checks during regional or cross-county housing |
How to confirm the current facility
- Open the parent Baltimore city inmate-search guide and identify the responsible sheriff, corrections department, detention center, regional jail, state agency, or other custodian.
- Use the verified custody method linked above.
- Confirm the exact facility name, booking or inmate number, current status, and jurisdiction.
- Open the official facility or agency page before sending mail, money, documents, or planning a visit.
- Reconfirm the location after court, medical transport, classification, contract placement, or transfer.
Why a jurisdiction can use more than one detention location
Local jail custody is normally handled by the responsible sheriff, county corrections department, detention center, regional jail, or another agency designated by the local government. State-prison and federal custody use separate systems. A jurisdiction may use an intake center, main jail, annex, work-release center, city jail, regional authority, juvenile facility, medical unit, courthouse holding area, or contracted beds. The public agency result or official information line is the best current source for where an adult is housed.
Facility details to verify
| Detail | Why it matters | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Official facility name | Prevents confusion with an old, renamed, closed, or informal jail name | Responsible agency or current inmate result |
| Operating agency | Identifies the correct locator, phone, mail, money, and visitation rules | Sheriff, corrections, regional authority, state, or contracted public portal |
| Street and mailing address | Physical location and inmate-mail address can differ | Current official facility page |
| Public information phone | Confirms urgent transfer or release questions when published | Official contact page |
| Custody population served | A building may handle intake, pretrial, sentenced, work-release, medical, or another group | Agency facility description |
| Search relationship | Shows whether the county search covers the facility or another system must be used | Locator coverage statement |
Mail, money, visitation, and phone services
Do not use a facility address or vendor from an old third-party page. Open the current official sheriff, corrections, jail, regional authority, or facility page and confirm the recipient format, inmate number, permitted items, vendor, visitation approval process, schedule, identification requirements, and communication rules. Transfers can invalidate previously correct instructions.
When the facility shown online changes
A location can change after court, classification, sentence, disciplinary action, medical care, protective placement, overcrowding, regional placement, contract housing, state transfer, federal hold, or release processing. A changed location does not by itself explain the person’s legal status.
State and federal alternatives
If the person has entered state custody, use the Maryland state inmate-search guide. The state agency is Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the published state tool is Incarcerated Individual Locator. If federal custody is confirmed, use the federal BOP guide.
Nearby county searches
Anne Arundel County inmate search
Maryland · GEOID 24003
Baltimore County inmate search
Maryland · GEOID 24005
How this guide avoids stale facility data
The parent county has a verified official custody pathway, but current facility details still must be reconfirmed before action.