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Visit-day checklist: Maryland prisons
What to wear, which ID to bring and what you can carry in, from DPSCS (Maryland)'s official rules. Pick a prison to add its address, phone and hours. Print it or keep it on your phone.
Before visit day
- ☐ Adult visitors must be on the person's Approved Visitor List. Visitors 18 and younger must be immediate family of the person or come with an adult visitor. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ The person must serve at least 30 days before visits start. People on parole or probation, on home detention, or with open warrants can't visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Check for lockdowns or cancelled visits: Maryland facility status.
What to wear
- ☐ Any visitor visiting a Maryland DPSCS incarcerated individual must dress appropriately for all incarcerated individual visits, including virtual visitation. (official source) (opens in new tab)
ID to bring
- ☐ Who are 16 years or older must present a valid state-issued photo identification. (official source) (opens in new tab)
What you can bring, what stays in the car
- ☐ Up to $10.00 cash in $1.00 bills, only if the visiting area contains a vending machine. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Any visitor who refuses to be searched or refuses to permit a search of their possessions shall not be allowed to enter the facility. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Prohibited items: 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. (official source) (opens in new tab)
More from DPSCS (Maryland) on visiting
- ☐ In-person visits are by request: email the facility's visit request address listed on the DPSCS visitation page. Each facility sets its own hours. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors 16 and older need valid state photo ID, must pass security screening and follow the dress code. Phones, electronics, jewelry and tobacco aren't allowed in. (official source) (opens in new tab)
Rules can differ by prison and change without notice; the prison's posted rules win. Quoted or summarized from official DPSCS (Maryland) pages, each linked. Not legal advice. No sponsors or affiliate links. Last checked .
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