Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center

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

Saturday and Sunday
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Duration: 30 minutes

General Information:

All visitors are subject to canine (if available), electronic drug detection device (if available), and/or visual mouth searches prior to being allowed to visit an inmate. If you cannot clear the metal detector, you will be denied entry. Nothing may be brought into the institution except as authorized by the warden or designee. Any item brought into this institution in a manner other than authorized is contraband, and the person bringing the item into the institution is subject to criminal penalties.

A visitor 16 years of age and older must present photograph identification.

Children (18 years of age and younger) visiting the inmate must be immediate family to either the inmate or the visitor and must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who is on the inmate's visiting list.

Use of restroom facilities is prohibited during visitation.  If either the inmate or a visitor requires the use of the restroom, the visit will be terminated at that time.  Please keep this in mind when visiting with small children.

Inmates with ID numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 will be allowed visits on Saturdays.
Inmates with ID numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 will be allowed visits on Sundays.

Visitors should enter through the Greenmount Avenue and Madison Street entrance.  Visitors will not be permitted to register after 2:30 p.m.

Inmates will only be allowed legal and clergy visits for the first 60 days of their stay.  After the first 60 days, they may receive two (2) 30 minute social visits each month for the remainder of their stay at MRDCC.

No more than three (3) visitors, including children, may visit at any one time.  Toddlers and children are included as visitors.

Inmates are not permitted to have more than one social visit per visiting day.

Cadre:

Inmates assigned to cadre are permitted to have visits on both Saturday and Sunday, regardless of their ID number.  Cadre inmates may have up to eight (8) visits per month.

Federal Inmates:

Exempt from 60 day visiting rule. 

Allowed 30 minute visit on either Saturday or Sunday.