- Is smoking allowed anywhere on the Baltimore County Detention Center grounds or inside the facility?
- What is an Inmate ID Number or UID? Who uses these?
- I am a victim of a crime, and I want to be notified when an inmate is released. What do I do?
- Where and when do I report for my sentence or go for other matters?
- How can I find out if someone is in your Detention Center or another facility?
- I am scheduled to report to the Detention Center at 6 p.m., and the judge has given me a 90-day sentence. What can I expect?
- What is the bail review process?
Q. Is smoking allowed anywhere on the Baltimore County Detention Center grounds or inside the facility?
A. No. Smoking is not allowed anywhere on The Baltimore County Detention Center grounds, parking garage, or inside the facility.
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Q. What is an Inmate ID Number or UID? Who uses these?
A. These are numbers used for identifying inmates. The numbers are assigned by the Baltimore County Police Department and used by the Baltimore County Detention Center for inmate identification.
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Q. I am a victim of a crime, and I want to be notified when an inmate is released. What do I do?
A. You can contact the State’s Attorney’s Office at 410-512-6600 or our department’s Records Unit at 410-512-3422.
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Q. Where and when do I report for my sentence or go for other matters?
A. When reporting for a sentence or other reasons, individuals should report to the front lobby and alert the security officers why you are there.
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Q. How can I find out if someone is in your Detention Center or another facility?
A. You can call our security desk at 410-512-3222 or 410-512-3223 to see if an individual is in our facility. If he/she is not here, then you may want to access the web site, www.vinelink.com and use their search engine or the Maryland Department of Public Safety at www.dpscs.state.md.us and click on Online Services.
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Q. I am scheduled to report to the Detention Center at 6 p.m., and the judge has given me a 90-day sentence. What can I expect?
A. Upon reporting to the Detention Center lobby, you will be escorted to the Processing area. After you are processed in, given basic hygiene items, viewed an orientation video, and received a medical screening, you will be escorted to a diagnostic housing unit. A Classification Unit Officer will meet with you for your initial intake and assessment for all programs and custody assignment.
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Q. What is the bail review process?
A. Persons who have been arrested and are committed to the Detention Center by a District Court Commissioner will have a bail review hearing before a judge on the next day the Court is in session. District Court bail reviews are conducted electronically in the Detention Center via closed circuit television at Noon each business day the court is in session.
At bail review, the judge will decide whether to release the inmate pending trial and on what conditions. To assist the judge in making that decision, a Pretrial Investigator will present a report summarizing information provided by the inmate and verified by references, and his or her criminal history.
The Court has several options in deciding on release. Among the most common is setting of a bail, which is an amount of money that must be posted to the court to “secure” the defendant’s return to court. If he or she appears in court as required, the bail is refunded when the case is over. If the defendant fails to appear, the bail is forfeited and a warrant is issued for his or her arrest.
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Revised March 24, 2008
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