Calvert County Detention Center – Barstow, MD

Calvert County Detention Center is in Calvert County, MD and is the primary correctional facility for that county. Looking for somebody at Calvert County Detention Center? This site gives you information about everything one might want to know about Calvert County Detention Centersuch as the following: How to locate an inmate at Calvert County Detention Center. Find mugshots and inmate photos. The jail’s address and phone number. How to post bail. Intake procedures and booking. Calvert County court information. And more…

The chance of going to jail is a scary idea, not only for the person who goes to jail, but also their family, friends, and loved ones. The goal of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and want to contact them?

Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to find out who’s in jail at Calvert County Detention Center you should go to their website and do an inmate search.

The Calvert County Detention Center Inmate Roster has information on people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, bail amount (if applicable), and times you can visit. You can get information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24-hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

If the inmate you are looking for might be locked up at a different jail you will want to check our guide to other Maryland jails: Maryland Jails

A mugshot, also known as a jail intake picture, is the photograph that the police take when you get booked into jail. They will take one full face and a side photo. Your full name and intake number will appear on the pictures, and they will be stored.

Mugshots of Calvert County Detention Center prisoners can be found on the website, or you can go in person to the Calvert County Detention Center. When you search for mugshots on the website you need to input their legal name, and an arrest date, if you have one.

Trying to figure out how to have your mugshot taken down from the Calvert County Detention Center site? This will be difficult, as the mugshot is a public record. You have to file a Petition to Expunge with the court. This means that all of your arrest records will be sealed, and unavailable to the public. Unfortunately, this happens very rarely.

For more information about getting your mugshot removed, the various mugshot sites, and the mugshot removal services: How To Get Your Mugshot Removed

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Obviously, if you’re incarcerated, your only thought is about when and how you will get out. After you’ve gone through the intake process, your bail amount will be set by a special judge called a magistrate. In cases where no bail is set this can mean that you will either be released on your ‘own recognizance’ until your court date, or you don’t get released while you wait for your court date.

If you are released you are required to promise to be in court on your court date, and in the meantime you won’t be allowed to go out of town.

Usually, prisoners will earn time off for good behavior if they follow the rules and act right while they are in jail.

If you prove to be trustworthy, you may be granted work release. Either you will have to stay the jail at the end of the day when you’re finished working, or you may be allowed to move to a halfway house instead of jail.

Bail is the amount of money that you will be required to pay in order to be released from jail until your court date. The amount of bail that is set depends on the seriousness of your charges. You or someone you know will have to pay ten percent of the total that was set so you are able to get discharged from jail. If you fail to show up for court, whoever put up your bail money will lose all of the bail money.

To find out someone’s bail amount you will need to call the Calvert County Detention Center or the County Courthouse. If you’ve got the pertinent information, including name, address and date of birth, they’ll tell you what their bail is set at. You can also see the bail amount on the Calvert County Detention Center site.

Having to bail a friend or family member out of jail is never a fun thing, but thankfully, it is easy if you have the money. First of all, figure out if they have a Cash Only Bond situation. If it is, you will not be able to get a Bail Bondsman. Cash only – they won’t accept a check. When you’ve paid bail, the inmate will be released. If this person doesn’t violate any of the terms of their release, you’ll get the bail money back.

If the bail amount is too high, or you just don’t have the money, you will need to use a bail bondsman. Bail bondsmen will usually have a fee of 10-15% of the total amount of bail set, and sometimes have a minimum charge of $100. The money you pay to the bail bondsman will not be returned to you and has to be paid in cash. If the bail has been set really high, the bail bondsman will in most cases request to use your personal assets as collateral for the bond.

You can find a bail bondsman go to: How to find a bail bondsman

Have you ever used a Bail Bondsman to bail someone out of jail? If so, please share your experience in a comment below, and let us know how it worked out.

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• Time Off For Good Behavior
• Get Out on Work Release
• Released For Time Served
• Pre-Trial Release Programs
• Get Out on House Arrest
• Be Released on Your Own Recognizance

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The intake procedure is made up of the following steps:

• You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.
• First, will answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person.
• They’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history.
• You will be given an inmate ID.
• Your fingerprints will be taken.
• You will get your mugshot taken.
• All of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.
• You will get to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or bail bondsman.
• If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be given a jail uniform.

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Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

for your arrest, or if you need to begin your sentence in jail, you really should follow the law and go down to the jail and turn yourself in. If it is for a warrant, go down to the jail, in the reception area, and tell the intake officer that believe that there could be a warrant out for your arrest. The officer will verify that you have an outstanding arrest warrant, and if there is one, you will be taken into custody. If you are reporting to serve out your sentence, report on the date and time that the sentence order or court paperwork states. Be very careful that you don’t show up late. Be sure to only bring approved items when you go, such as your driver’s license or even your ID, prescription medication, as well as the sentencing order.

To have visitors, you need to give information about each visitor to the jail. Your visitors will be put into the log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.
Visitation procedures at Calvert County Detention Center change often, so it would be wise to check the official site before you go to visitation.

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Calvert County Detention Center phone number is: 410-535-4300

Any mail that you send to an inmate is required to be sent using the actual US Postal Service, and not courier or delivery, or hand delivered. You can’t use any other form of mail or package delivery. You have to write the prisoner’s name, inmate ID number, and jail address on the letter. Don’t send anything in a box or package, envelope with padding, plastic bag, or an envelope with metal in it. All mail will be opened and examined by the jail administration, and will be sent back to the person who mailed it if deemed inappropriate.

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Calvert County Detention Center, use this address:

Calvert County Detention Center
325 Stafford Road
Barstow, MD 20610

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Calvert County Detention Center
325 Stafford Road
Barstow, MD 20610

The Calvert County Detention Center mail policy is always changing, so double check the the Calvert County Detention Center website before you send a letter to an inmate there.

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If you get arrested, you should know you still have rights, and an important one is your right to request an attorney. Remember that you may be limited to the amount of phone calls you can make, so you would be wise to get a friend or family member to find a lawyer when you talk to them. You’re probably asking yourself ‘why do I need a lawyer?’ You are not required to have an attorney for some criminal charges, a criminal lawyer can advise you of your rights, protect your interests and help you understand the court system in Calvert County. The sooner you get a lawyer involved with your situation, the better off you’ll be.

For more info on how to find an attorney, go to: Find a Lawyer

If you need an attorney, but can’t afford an attorney, you will be given a public defender for a lawyer. The Public Defender is staffed by private investigators, crime scene and forensics experts as well as social case workers. Public Defenders are licensed lawyers, admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association and are completely licensed to practice law as an agent of the court.

Have you or someone you know had to use the services of a Public Defender? Are you satisfied with how they handled your case and represented you in court?

Court records are public records and are available upon request. Court records have a court case file with a sheet called a docket sheet and every motions, documents, and evidence that have been filed in your case. You have the ability to access court records with the website, or by going to the Calvert County Clerk of Court.

A Clerk of Court is an official part of the court who manages access to court records. The Clerk of Court also administer the oath for anyone testifying in court, and read the jury’s verdict. All records and documents associated with your case are available at the office of the Clerk of Court.

Court fees are the charges and fees associated with your court case, which include filing fees, motion fees and various court charges. If you are low income and have a Public Defender, you may not have to pay the fees.

The Calvert County magistrate acts as the judge that rules on your case in court. Magistrate judges do different tasks, such as setting bail, issuing arrest warrants, and presiding over initial court appearances and detention hearings.

Your pre-sentencing report is completed with the defendant’s background information and details of the defendant’s life, which the judge will consider when deciding on the sentence. Information and personal details will be solicited from the defendant, his or her family, and in some cases the victim. Keep in mind you can ask to receive a copy of your pre-sentencing report prior to sentencing, and correct any mistakes that it contains.

If you get convicted of a crime, you will then get sentenced. There are several different options for sentencing, ranging from community service to probation, to prison or jail time. Depending on sentencing guidelines and the severity of your crime, you will either be taken into custody immediately, or you could get a date that you must turn yourself into jail to serve your jail time according to your sentence.

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Are you trying to find out if a family member or friend is incarcerated, or has gone to jail in the past?

To find this out you need to access the jail website and do an inmate search, and search using:

• Name.
• Birth date.
• Their approximate booking date.
• or jail ID.

If you’re not sure if this person is in jail or not, you should call the jail to find out.

If you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Calvert County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Calvert County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

A Civil Process is when someone has been served with papers, which can be warrants. You can access civil process orders by going to the Sheriff’s office, by phone or online.

All people registered as sex offenders are required to be registered on both a national and state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted in a court of law of a sex offense. You are able to view these listings on the internet, but bear in mind that you can’t find the street address, but rather the address block of the address that they registered.

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes:

• DWI or DUI.
• Drug Possession.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes.
• Theft, breaking and entering.

If you do a criminal records check, you generally won’t see if someone has had any moving violations, like:

• Speeding tickets.
• Drivers license revoked or suspended.
• Traffic accidents.
• Minor infractions or moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To find driving records, you will have to do a search for their driving history.

Have you ever searched for criminal records? Was it a difficult process? Did you search online or did you have to make a phone call to the courthouse? Was the information correct? There are many reasons that people search for criminal backgrounds and records, and your story might make it easier for others.

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Most Wanted

On a Federal level, the FBI keeps a list of the Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals. In Calvert County, the Calvert County Sheriff has their own list of the most wanted criminals, that you can access online.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

Everyone knows that serving a jail sentence in Calvert County Detention Center is quite unpleasant, in time you will become accustomed to the daily routine there. All inmates get a wake-up alarm at about 6am, and then roll call. Next, you will have breakfast. Following breakfast you will work in the program that has been assigned to you. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Calvert County Detention Center, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Calvert County Detention Center uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

The process for sending funds to people in jail is always changing, so we suggest that you visit the official website before send money to someone in jail there.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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News and Media

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Photos / Pictures

Videos


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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Calvert County Detention Center

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Calvert County Detention Center, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

Apply for a Job at Calvert County Detention Center

Requirements:

• You must be over the age of 21.
• You must possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You must be a US Citizen.
• You must pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You must pass a drug test.
• You must have a good level of fitness.
• You must be in good health.
• You must have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever been a prisoner at Calvert County Detention Center? Do you know someone that is an inmate there? Have you ever visited someone at Calvert County Detention Center?

If yes, then you should leave a comment below about it. Write down your jail experience so that others can find out what to expect.

Things you could write in what you write:

• Jail conditions.
• Jail, yard and pod layout and facility
• Guards and staff
• Commissary and food
• Visitation Days
• Inmates.
• Prisoner safety
• Gangs
• Prisoner programs and activities


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Tell Your Story

Everbody that’s been incarcerated has a story to tell. Why’d you get arrested? Did you experience fair treatment? What was your daily routine in jail? What were the other inmates like? Did going to jail affect your life? How?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

Did you make friends in jail? Trying to find someone from jail? Then send them a message by posting a comment below.

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