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Central Maryland Correctional Facility

Incarcerated Individual Phone & Debit Account Information

ConnectNetwork

ConnectNetwork is GTL’s authorized deposit and account management portal. With several different deposit methods available, ConnectNetwork is the quickest and most convenient option to fund a correctional account.

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AdvancePay® Prepaid Telephone Accounts

To accept calls from an incarcerated individual at this facility, we recommend you create an AdvancePay® prepaid telephone account. Prepaid calling works by placing money on your phone number so that when your incarcerated individual calls you the funds are deducted from the balance on your prepaid account.

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Offender Phone DEBIT Accounts

ConnectNetwork PIN Debit (Offender Phone) accounts allow you to make deposits to an offender’s PIN debit phone account.

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**Please note- fees may apply to all deposit methods. Specific terms are provided when making a deposit.**

Notice

All visitors to a Correctional Facility must clear a metal detector. Please be mindful of clothing that may contain metals as it may result in the inability to clear. In the event that a visitor is unable to clear the metal detector, their visit may be denied.

Contraband ~ Criminal Violations

Pursuant to Maryland's Criminal Law Article, Sections 9-410 and 9-412 through 9-417, it is unlawful for a person to possess, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver contraband in a place of confinement. Such items include but are not limited to telecommunication devices, contraband to effect an escape, weapons of any type, alcoholic beverages, controlled dangerous substances, and tobacco.

It is unlawful for a person to deposit or conceal a telecommunication device in or about a place of confinement with the intent that it be obtained by a person detained or confined.

Violators are subject to arrest and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Upon conviction, violators are subject to imprisonment from periods of 3 to 10 years, fines of $1,000 to $5,000, or both.


Visiting Hours

Always check the DPSCS home page for additional weather related or visiting hour changes, if any.

Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Holidays
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Holidays: New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Visitors must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of the visitation period.

Visits shall be 60 minutes in duration except when there is a high volume of visitors. In such a case, visits may be shortened to accommodate additional visitors.


General Information

An Incarcerated Individual is allowed two (2) in-person visits per week (during each Friday-Monday cycle). An incarcerated individual may not receive two visits on the same day.

Visitation follows the odd/even system (i.e. an incarcerated individual is able to receive visits on odd-numbered dates if his DOC ID number ends in an odd number).

An incarcerated individual will be permitted a maximum of three (3) visitors per visit, including infants and children.

Use of restroom facilities during visitation is prohibited. If the incarcerated individual or a visitor requires use of the restroom, the visit will be terminated. Please keep this in mind when visiting with young children.

Sharing of snacks purchased from the lobby vending machine with the incarcerated individual during a visit is prohibited.

 

Visitor Dress Code

All visitors, to include children, must dress appropriately for visitation.  All clothing must cover from the neck to the kneecaps.

The following types of clothing are not allowed to be worn:

  • tube tops, tank tops, or halter tops
  • see-through clothing
  • mini-skirts, mini-dresses, shorts, skorts, or culottes (at or above the kneecap)
  • form-fitting clothes such as leotards, spandex, and leggings
  • clothes that expose a person's midriff, side, back, or shoulders.
  • tops or dresses that have revealing necklines and/or excessive splits
  • coats, jackets, shawls and scarves will be placed in an appropriate area.