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Visitation
Call 410-758-3817 and select Option 2 to Schedule a Visitation - No walk-ins allowed.
There will be no visitation during shift change and/or meals (11:00 am to 12:00pm, and 3:30pm to 5:30pm)
- Incarcerated Individuals will be only allowed one 30-minute visit per week.
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Three visitors per week are allowed at the same time.
- Visitors must have a picture ID
- IN-PERSON VISITATION SCHEDULE
- Video Visitation
Commissary
The Detention Center offers a secure way to deposit money into your loved ones' account and make probation and parole payments. Visit the Access Corrections website to get started, or call 866-345-1884 for more information or help setting up an account.
Phone
To create an account or just add money to your incarcerated individual's PHONE account use this link: Securustech.net THIS IS FOR PHONE ACCOUNTS ONLY.
Tablets
To create an account or just add money to your incarcerated individual's TABLET account use this link: Securustech.net THIS IS FOR TABLETS ONLY.
Securus Video Connect®, is a fully web-based visual communication system that allows friends, family members, attorneys, and public officials to schedule and participate in video sessions with an incarcerated individual – from anywhere with internet access using the free Securus app, computer, or TABLETS.
Mail Procedures
- All incarcerated individual mail must be sent addressed like below. Mail address to Centreville Location will be returned to sender.
Incarcerated Individual's Name and Securus ID #
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center-QACDC
PO BOX 952Lebanon, MO 65536 - Once the mail is received at the Securus Digital Mail Center it will be digitally scanned and available to be viewed on tablets and/or kiosks.
- Failure to properly address the envelope may result in your mail being returned or delayed.
- Pictures, drawings etc. will be accepted for scanning, and delivered in the same manner.
- Anything that cannot be scanned will be returned to 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.
No Amazon packages allowed - Any person sending any personal mail that wishes to have it returned to them must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope included with original mail.
- All physical mail will be destroyed 60 days after being uploaded.
- Only the following items can be mailed directly to the facility:
• Legal Mail
• Publications- Directly sent in from a publisher, distributor, or authorized
retailer (as described in the Incarcerated Individual Handbook and
facility procedure)
• Must be addressed:
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 serving local detention services for the courts, local, and state police agencies. We continue to meet the needs of our incarcerated individuals by providing:
- Drug and alcohol addiction classes
- GED classes
- Health care services
- Library and legal services
- Meals 3 times daily
- Recreational opportunities
- Religious services
The facility operates 24 hours a day due to the custodial responsibilities associated with prisoner maintenance.
Goals
We endeavor to provide a reliable service to law enforcement and community, looking at current and future criminal activities. We also still hope to provide beneficial training opportunities for staff and achieve rehabilitation of a perceptible portion of our incarcerated individual population.
History
In 1981, a trial was held in connection with a class action lawsuit on behalf of inmates regarding the reported poor conditions which existed in an old Eastern Shore jail and lack of action by county officials. As a result of that trial, a number of the counties in this region, in order to avoid possible further civil litigation, began the planning process of designing and construction of new detention centers. In all but one county at the time, the corrections operations were planned as separate agencies and no longer 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 a number of discussions between Tom Rosazza, then the Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards, the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners and the late Robert D. Sallitt, County Administrator, due to the inability of the facility to meet standards. All sentenced incarcerated individuals were transported to other jurisdictions for housing, except for those serving weekend sentences, who were permitted to stay in the old jail.
Planning of the new detention center began in 1983 and there were some obstacles to overcome including the location of the new facility and the appropriate design. After some community opposition to the first proposed site in Centreville, the current location was selected near the edge of the town limits. The design and capacity of the detention center was finally resolved when county officials looked to the county detention facility being built in Somerset County and, with a few structural changes, used a similar blue print to build the new Queen Anne’s County Detention Center. The original design had 40 beds, but it was decided to double the capacity to 80 beds. The plan, upon completion of the building, was to house the Sheriff’s Office, County Communications and the Corrections Department there, but wisely that did not happen. The Sheriff’s Office remained in the old jail location until it was later demolished and a new Emergency Operations Center was constructed not far from its former location.
As the new detention center was on its way to completion, a series of interviews were conducted in the summer of 1987 to select a warden to supervise the new agency. On September 27, 1987 LaMonte Cooke was hired as the county’s first appointed warden and the Queen Anne’s Department of Corrections became the newest county agency. The Queen Anne’s County Detention Center began reclaiming all the sentenced incarcerated individuals housed in other jurisdictions on April 25, 1988 and officially began its operation.
Notable Events
1990 – The completion of a new 24 bed dormitory style modular unit addition funded through a grant awarded by the U.S. Marshals Service. This increased the capacity of the Detention Center to 104 beds.
2009 – The installation and completion of a second modular housing unit was the second expansion to the facility. This included at 24 bed male dormitory and a 20 bed female unit which have full functioning cells. The construction of the component sections started on a site in Pennsylvania in the later part of 2008 and delivered to Queen Anne’s in late April of 2009 for completion of the project. The unit was in operation by September. This increased the capacity of the facility to the current 148 beds.
2011 – Completion of solar panel installation at the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center in a project by the Queen Anne’s County Department of Public works under a block grant from the Maryland Energy Administration, which totaled $282,692. This was part of the County’s mission to reduce energy consumption and lower energy costs. The Detention Center along with two other agencies were designated for this special project.
2011 - 2014 – The Queen Anne’s County RESET Program was highlighted in two separate episodes of the A&E Network program Beyond Scared Straight during this period. Our partnering with the Court, the State’s Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Sheriff, Parole and Probation and a local funeral service, it was a unique program in certain ways different from others represented on the show.
- How do set up a phone account?
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To set up a phone account through Securus call 1-800-844-6591
- What is the Dress Code for Visitors?
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All visitors must adhere to a proper Dress Code. The following items are not permitted:
- Mini Skirts
- Short Shorts
- Halter Tops
- Bathing Suits
- Tank Top Shirts
- Tube Tops
- Any other item of clothing that may be deemed reveaIing by staff
- When can I visit?
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Please see the Revised Visitation Schedule, effective June 7, 2021 or call 410-758-3817 for incarcerated individuals visiting schedule (Hours are based on incarcerated individual's placement).
Contact Us
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LaMonte Cooke
Warden
EmailDetention Center
500 Little Hut Drive
Centreville, MD 21617
MapPhone: 410-758-3817
Fax: 410-758-2485Hours
Administrative Offices
Except Holidays
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Revised Visitation Schedule Effective June 7, 2021