Worcester County Jail – Snow Hill, MD

Worcester County Jail is in Worcester County and is the main correctional facility for that region. Do you know somebody in jail at Worcester County Jail? This site gives you about anything you might need to know about Worcester County Jail,like: Find out who’s in jail at Worcester County Jail? Find mugshots and inmate photos. The jail’s phone number and address. How to post bail. Booking and intake procedures. Court information and records. And much more…

The prospect of getting arrested and going to jail is a scary prospect, not only for whoever gets arrested, but also that person’s family and friends. The goal of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and don’t know how to locate them?

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

In order to see who’s in jail at Worcester County Jail you need to visit their website and use the inmate lookup.

The Worcester County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of persons who are in jail, including status, bail amount, and times you can visit. You can find the same information about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

If your friend or loved one might be in another jail you should check our Maryland county jail guide: List of all jails in Maryland

A mugshot, also called a jail processing photo, is the photograph that the jail takes when you get processed at jail intake. They will take one full face and one profile photo. Your name and booking number will be on the photos, and they will be kept on file at the jail.

Mugshots of inmates can be viewed on the website, or you can go in person to the Worcester County Jail. When viewing online you need to input the prisoner’s first and last name, and the booking date.

Do you want to get your mugshot erased from the Worcester County Jail website? This may not be possible, since your mugshot is a public record. To get your mugshot taken down you need to file a ‘Petition to Expunge’. This means that all of your arrest records would be sealed, and will not be available to the public. Depending on your situation, this may be a longshot.

To learn more about removing your mugshot, the various mugshot sites, and the mugshot removal services: Mugshot Removal

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Of course, once you’re locked up, your only thought is about when and how you will get out. After you’ve gone through the intake process, bail is decided by a special judge called a magistrate. If no bail is set this might mean that you will either be released, or you don’t get released while you wait for your court date.

If you do bail out you will have to promise to be in court on your court date, and in the meantime you won’t be permitted to leave the area.

Usually, inmates at Worcester County Jail can earn time off for good behavior when they don’t break the rules and act right while locked up.

If you prove to be trustworthy, you may be allowed to participate in a work release program. You will have to go back to the jail every day when you’re finished working, or you might get to move into a halfway house instead of living at the jail.

Bail is money that you have to pay to the courts in order to be released from jail until you go to court. The amount you will have to pay depends on how serious your crime is. You will need to pay 10 percent of the total set so you can get out of jail. If you fail to show up for court, whoever posted your bail will lose all of the bail money.

To find out how much bail money you will need to bail someone out of jail will need to call the jail. If you have all the person’s information, including name, address and date of birth, they will tell you how much their bail is. You can also find out how much their bail is on the jail website.

Bailing out of jail is never fun, but in some cases, it is simple to do if you have the money. First, you have to find out if their bail is a “Cash Bond Only”. If it is, you will not be able to get a Bail Bondsman. Cash only – the jail won’t accept a check. Once the cash bond has been paid, the inmate will get released. If they don’t violate the terms of their bail, you will get this money back.

If the amount of bail set is large, or you can’t afford it yourself, you should hire a bail bondsman. They usually charge you a fee of 10-15% of the total amount of bail set, and in most cases charge a minimum of $100. The money you pay to the bail bondsman is non-refundable and is typically cash only. If the bail is exceptionally high, the bail bondsman might request to use your assets as collateral for the bond.

To find a bail bondsman visit our page about: How to find a bail bondsman

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

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The jail intake process takes you through each of these steps:

• You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.
• You must answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person.
• They’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history.
• You will be given an inmate ID number.
• You will be fingerprinted.
• You will have your mugshot taken.
• Any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.
• They will allow you to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or bail bondsman.
• If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Have you been arrested and gone through jail intake? If you have, please tell us what happened. How long did you have to wait in the holding cell? What was your treatment like? Do you know any things that might help others to get through jail intake?

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Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

issued for your arrest, or if you must begin your jail sentence, you really should follow the law and go down to the jail and turn yourself in. For a warrant, report to the jail, in the reception area, and let them know that you think there is a warrant for your arrest. The officer will verify that you have an outstanding arrest warrant, and if they find one, they will take you into custody and begin the intake process. When reporting to serve a sentence, report to the jail at the exact time and date that the sentence order states. Ensure that you don’t show up late. Just bring required items when you turn yourself in, such as your driver’s license or even state issued ID, any prescription medication you might take, as well as the copy of the sentencing order.

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the jail. This information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visitation order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.
Visitation procedures at Worcester County Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the official jail site before you try to go to visitation.

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account. Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

The Worcester County Jail phone number is: 410-632-1300

Any mail that you send to an inmate must be mailed using the actual US Postal Service. You cannot use any other type of mail or package delivery. You have to print the person’s name, inmate ID, and jail address on the letter. Don’t mail a package, envelope with padding, plastic or paper bag, or an envelope with any metal in it. All mail will be opened and reviewed by the officers at the jail, and will be sent back if deemed inappropriate.

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Worcester County Jail, use this address:

Worcester County Jail
P.O. Box 189, 5022 Joyner Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Worcester County Jail
P.O. Box 189, 5022 Joyner Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863

The Worcester County Jail inmate mail policy is always changing, so be sure to check the official website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

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When you get arrested, you have particular rights, and an important one is the right to request an attorney. You won’t get many phone calls in jail, so make sure you have a friend or relative find a lawyer for you. You may be thinking ‘I don’t need a lawyer – I can just represent myself’ You’re not required to have an attorney in all cases, a lawyer will make sure you know your rights, protect your interests and help you through the court system. The faster you get a lawyer involved with your charges, the better.

For more information about how to find an attorney, read our guide: How to Find an Attorney

If you’ve been arrested and cannot afford an attorney, the courts will assign you a public defender, which is a free lawyer. The Public Defender Office is staffed by independent investigators, experts in forensics as well as social case workers. Public Defenders are licensed attorneys that are members of the State Bar and are legally licensed to handle your case.

Have you ever had to use a court appointed attorney? How did they do?

Court records are public records and are available upon request. Court records have a court case file containing a sheet called a docket sheet and all of the documents that have been filed in your case. You, and anyone else, can access your court records with the website, or at the Worcester County Clerk of Court.

A Clerk of Court is an officer of the court who maintains court records. They also administer the oath during court cases and read the court verdict when the jury has finished deliberations. All records and documents associated with your case are held at Worcester County Clerk of Court office.

Court costs and court fees are the charges associated with your court case, such as for example filing fees, motion and claim fees, and court charges. If you are low income and have a Public Defender, you will not be responsible for these fees.

The Worcester County court magistrate is the type of judge that will preside on your court case. Magistrate judges do different tasks, like setting your bail amount, issuing warrants for arrest, and overseeing initial court appearances and detention hearings.

Your pre-sentencing report is put together with the defendant’s background information and details of the defendant’s life history, which the magistrate will review when decide your sentence. Information will be requested from the defendant, his or her family members, and if necessary the victim of the crime. Keep in mind you are able to request to receive your own copy of your pre-sentencing report before sentencing, and make sure that you review it and correct any mistakes.

If you get convicted of a crime, you will be given a sentence for your crime. The presiding judge in your case will weigh several options when determining your sentence, including community service, house arrest, and probation, to prison or jail time. Depending on the severity of the crime, you could be taken into custody, right there in court, or you could get a date that you are supposed to surrender and report to jail to serve your jail time according to your sentence.

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Do you need to find out if a family member or friend is incarcerated, or has ever been locked up?

To find this out just access the jail’s website, and do a search using:

• Name.
• Birth date.
• Their booking date if you know it.
• and their jail ID.

If you’re not sure if this person is in jail or not, you can also call the jail find out if they’ve been arrested.

If you believe you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Worcester County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Civil processes are when you get served with papers, like a court order. You can find these by contacting the Sheriff’s office, on their website or by phone.

All registered sex offenders have to be registered and listed on either a national or state sex offender database. Those listed on these databases have been tried by jury and convicted in a court of law of a sex crime. You are able to see sex offenders on the internet, but remember that you can’t see the street address, but only the neighborhood block they live on.

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Worcester County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire in person, or you can check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s criminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include:

• DWI or DUI.
• Drug offenses.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes like assault or murder.
• Breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

If you do a criminal records check, usually will not learn if someone has had any infractions like moving violations:

• Speeding.
• Drivers license revoked or suspended.
• Accidents.
• Moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To find this kind of information, you must do a search for their driving history.

Have you ever needed to find criminal records? How hard was it? Did you do your search online or did you make a phone call to the courthouse? Was it correct? There are many reasons that folks search for criminal backgrounds and records, and your account could help other people that are in the same situation.

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Most Wanted

Everyone knows that the FBI maintains a list of the Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals. In Worcester County,The Sheriff’s Department has a list of most wanted criminals, too.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

Everyone knows that being incarcerated in the Worcester County jail is something you wish you could avoid, eventually you will get used to the routine that is set for you in jail. Inmates get an alarm to wake up each morning at 6:00 AM, and next they’ll do roll call. After roll call you will eat breakfast. When you finish breakfast you will have to 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 Worcester County Jail, 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 Worcester County Jail 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 rules for sending money to someone in jail at Worcester County Jail is always changing, so we suggest that you check the official Worcester County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate 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 Worcester County Jail

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Worcester County Jail, 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 Worcester County Jail

Requirements:

• You have to be over the age of 21.
• You have to possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You have to be a US Citizen.
• You have to pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You have to pass a drug test.
• You have to have a good level of fitness.
• You have to be in good health.
• You have to 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 in this jail? Do you have a family member or friend there? Have you ever been to visit a prisoner at this jail?

If your answer is yes, then we would like you to tell us about it. Write down your experience so other people can find out what to expect.

Things you could put in your review:

• Jail conditions.
• Jail, yard and pod layout and facility
• Jail staff and Guards
• Jail food and commissary
• Visitors
• The other inmates.
• Prisoner safety
• Gangs
• Inmate programs and activities


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Tell Your Story

Everbody that’s been incarcerated has some stories about their time ‘inside’. Why were you locked up? Did you experience fair treatment? What was it like in jail? How did you get along with the other inmates? How did going to jail affect your life?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

Make some good friends in jail? Want to send a message to an inmate you met while you were incarcerated? Leave a message for them here.

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