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FAQ ABOUT WORCESTER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER:
Baltimore Field Office
5022 Joyner Road
Snow Hill, MD, 21863
WEBSITE:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS AND INFORMATION:
Facility Main Telephone Line: (410) 632-1300
Field Office Main Telephone Line: (410) 637-4000
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (410) 219-7600 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.
Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (410) 632-1300 and leave the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. The detainee will be given your message.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY VISITS:
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- There is no visitation on Mondays or Fridays.
- Detainees are allotted 30 minutes for visitation. A maximum of two individuals including children may visit at any one time.
- Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.
- Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.
ATTORNEY VISITS:
Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours:
Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients at any time, however it is recommended to call the facility in advance to help facilitate the visit.
A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.
VISITING RESTRICTIONS:
- All family or other social visits are Non-contact.
- No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.
- If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.
- All visitors are subject to search while in the facility.
- Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.
- Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.
SEARCH PROCEDURES (prior to or during all visits):
All individuals requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.
SENDING ITEMS TO DETAINEES:
Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office.
If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees,
Contact the Supervisory Deportation Officer at:
410-219-7600
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
119 W. Naylor Mill Road, Suite 11
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.
