Baltimore City Jail inmate search

An online tool, the Incarcerated Individual Locator, is run by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. To search this tool, type someone's first and last name.

People committed to the Commissioner of Correction have their housing facility listed in the locator. You won't always find the name online yet when an arrest just happened. Call the booking facility directly in that case. Staff can confirm whether that person is in custody.

Anyone arrested in the city is taken to the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center. Booking and pretrial intake for Baltimore City are handled at this facility. Pretrial means someone is kept in custody while their case is still awaiting a court decision.

This intake process is managed by the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services. People who were just arrested don't always appear on the state locator right away. To check on a recent arrest, the reliable option is to call the facility.

You can reach the main line and detainee service at (410) 545-8080. The Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center page also lists direct detainee service extensions. Those extension numbers are 410-545-8080/8120/8128/8122.

Staff on these lines can tell you whether someone arrived at the intake center. The facility also lists (410) 415-2121 as its fax number. When you need current custody status, use the detainee service lines.

The facility sits at 300 East Madison Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center is the name of this building. Booking and pretrial intake for Baltimore City happen here.

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services runs the building via its Division of Pretrial Detention and Services. The Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center page has directions.

The visit schedule switches from in-person visits one week to virtual visits the next. The Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center page posts a rotation schedule, so review it when planning your visit. Follow these visiting rules:

• Only 1 visit per day is allowed for each detainee.
• Visits aren't allowed on Wednesdays.
• Anyone 16 or older must show a state photo ID to visit.

ViaPath/GTL ConnectNetwork lets you add money to a detainee's phone or debit account. The Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center page names it as the authorized deposit portal.

Making a deposit through the portal may involve fees.

ViaPath/GTL AdvancePay lets you open a prepaid telephone account so you can accept a detainee's calls. The Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center page advises you to open an AdvancePay account first. With that account, calls from the facility can reach your phone.

Manage your account and add funds through ViaPath/GTL ConnectNetwork, and fees may apply. Detainee phone and debit account deposits both go through this portal.

Names, photos, and arrest records don't appear on County Jail Lookup. Open the Incarcerated Individual Locator to see the custody details the state publishes.

It shows the housing location of people committed to the Commissioner of Correction. Someone just arrested at the booking center might not show up online. Call (410) 545-8080 if you need custody information right away.

A bond lets a person leave custody during a case by giving the court money or a guarantee. In Maryland, judicial officers may grant release with conditions, bail, suitable bail, pretrial home detention, or personal recognizance. With personal recognizance, release is based on a promise to show up in court, and no bail is paid.

With certain serious charges, release can be authorized only by a judge, not by a District Court commissioner. The Maryland Insurance Commissioner licenses bail bondsmen as insurance producers. Read the Maryland inmate search overview or call (410) 545-8080 with custody questions.

Call detainee services at (410) 545-8080 with questions about a person's release from the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center. Property held for up to 3 days can be picked up at 301 East Eager Street. The pickup site stays open 24/7, and you must show a photo ID. If property is held longer than 3 days, it goes to 531 East Madison Street.