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Visitation
Call 410-758-3817 and select Option 2 to Schedule a Visitation - No walk-ins allowed.
Visitation is not allowed during shift change or meal times: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
- Each incarcerated individual is allowed only one 30-minute visit per week.
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- A maximum of three visitors per visit is allowed at the same time.
- Visitors must have a valid picture ID.
- In-Person Visitation Schedule (Word)
- Video Visitation Guide (PDF)
Commissary
The Detention Center offers a secure way to deposit money into your loved one's account and make probation and parole payments.
Visit Access Corrections – Deposit & Payments to get started, or call 866-345-1884 for more information or assistance setting up an account.
Phone
To create an account or add funds to an incarcerated individual's phone account, visit Securus Technologies - Phone Accounts. This is for phone accounts only.
Tablets
To create an account or add funds to an incarcerated individual's tablet account, visit Securus Technologies – Tablet Accounts. This is for tablet accounts only.
Securus Video Connect®, is a fully web-based visual communication system. It allows friends, family members, attorneys, and public officials to schedule and participate in video sessions with an incarcerated individual, from anywhere with internet access, when using the free Securus app, computer, or tablets.
Mail Procedures
- All mail sent to incarcerated individuals must be addressed as follows. Mail sent to the Centreville location incorrectly will be returned to the sender.
Incarcerated Individual's Name and Securus ID #
Queen Anne's County Detention Center, MD, C/O
Securus DMC
PO BOX 20245
Tampa, FL 33622 - Once the mail is received at the Securus Digital Mail Center, mail will be digitally scanned and available on tablets or kiosks.
- Failure to properly address the envelope may result in mail being returned or delayed.
- Pictures, drawings, and similar items will be accepted for scanning and delivered in the same manner.
- Anything that cannot be scanned will be returned to the sender. This includes but is not limited to paper that exceeds 8.5 x 11 inches and all non-paper items.
- All packages and certified mail will be returned to sender.
Amazon packages are not allowed. - Any person sending personal mail that wishes to have it returned to them must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
- All physical mail will be destroyed 60 days after upload.
- Only the following items can be mailed directly to the facility:
• Legal Mail
• Publications sent directly from a publisher, distributor, or authorized retailer (as described in the Incarcerated Individual Handbook and facility procedure) - Facility address for direct mail:
Incarcerated individual's Name and Securus ID#
Queen Annes’s County Detention Center
500 Little Hut Drive
Centreville, MD 21617
About Us
The Queen Anne’s County Detention Center is an adult facility that provides local detention services for the courts and local and state law enforcement agencies. We meet the needs of incarcerated individuals by providing:
- Drug and alcohol addiction classes
- GED preparation classes
- Health care services
- Library and legal access services
- Three meals daily
- Recreational opportunities
- Religious services
The facility operates 24 hours a day due to the custodial responsibilities associated with inmate supervision and care.
Goals
We strive to provide reliable services to law enforcement and the community while addressing current and future public safety needs. We also aim to provide training and professional development opportunities for staff and support rehabilitation and positive outcomes for incarcerated individuals.
History
In 1981, a trial was held in connection with a class-action lawsuit on behalf of inmates regarding reported poor conditions in an older Eastern Shore jail and a lack of action by county officials. As a result, several counties in the region began planning and constructing new detention centers to avoid further civil litigation. In all but one county, corrections operations were established as separate agencies rather than remaining under the authority of the locally elected sheriff.
In Queen Anne’s County, Sheriff Mel Sewell closed the old Queen Anne’s County Jail following discussions with Tom Rosazza, then Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards, the County Commissioners, and County Administrator Robert D. Sallitt. The facility could not meet the required standards. Sentenced incarcerated individuals were transferred to other jurisdictions, except for those serving weekend sentences, who remained in the old jail.
Planning for a new detention center began in 1983. Challenges included selecting a location and determining an appropriate design. After community opposition to the first proposed site in Centreville, a new location near the town limits was selected. County officials reviewed a detention facility being built in Somerset County and, with modifications, used a similar blueprint for the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center.
The original design included 40 beds, but the capacity was increased to 80 beds. Plans initially included housing the Sheriff’s Office, County Communications, and the Corrections Department in the same building; however, that plan was not implemented.
As the new detention center was on its way to completion, interviews were conducted to select a warden. On September 27, 1987, LaMonte Cooke was hired as the county’s first appointed warden, and the Queen Anne’s County Department of Corrections became a new county agency. The Detention Center began receiving sentenced incarcerated individuals from other jurisdictions on April 25, 1988, and officially began operations.
Notable Events
1990 – Completion of a 24-bed dormitory-style modular housing addition funded by a grant from the U.S. Marshals Service. Capacity increased to 104 beds.
2009 – Installation of a second modular housing unit, including a 24-bed male dormitory and a 20-bed female unit with full cells. Construction began in Pennsylvania in late 2008 and the units were delivered in April 2009. The unit was operational by September, increasing capacity to 148 beds.
2011 – Completion of solar panel installation through a project led by the Queen Anne’s County Department of Public Works and funded by a Maryland Energy Administration grant totaling $282,692. The project supported the County’s goal of reducing energy consumption and costs.
2011 - 2014 – The Queen Anne’s County RESET Program was featured in two episodes of the A&E Network program Beyond Scared Straight. The program involved partnerships with the courts, the State’s Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, Parole and Probation, and a local funeral service provider.