Baltimore Pre-Release Unit

The Baltimore Pre-Release Unit is a facility for male inmates located in Baltimore, Maryland. It prepares inmates for release back into society, and can house up to 200 offenders. Some inmates at this facility participate in a work release program that allows them to leave the prison grounds during the day and return at night.

Most inmates don’t stay at Baltimore Pre-Release Unit for longer than 18 months.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Baltimore Pre-Release Unit are as follows:

• Thursday and Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Sunday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Holidays with visiting hours are New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

No visits Mondays and Tuesdays or on the 31st day of any month. 

• Inmates with ID numbers ending in even digits (0-2-4-6-8) may receive visits on even numbered dates. 
• Inmates with ID numbers ending odd digits (1,3,5,7,9) may receive visits on odd numbered dates.
• Inmates are permitted three visits per week and no more than three visitors at one time.

General Visiting Rules

• All visitors (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 visitor and must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who is on the inmate's visiting list.
• Pursuant to Maryland's Criminal Law, it is illegal for a person to possess, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver contraband in a correctional facility. 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 illegal 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. Anyone trying to bring in contraband is 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.

Dress Code

All visitors, including children, must dress appropriately for visitation. All clothing must cover from the neck to the kneecaps.

The following types of clothing are not allowed to be worn in the visiting room:

• tube tops, tank tops, or halter tops
• see-through clothing
• mini-skirts, mini-dresses, shorts, skorts, or culottes (at or above the kneecap)
• form-fitting clothes such as leotards, spandex, and leggings
• clothes that expose a person's midriff, side, or back
• tops or dresses that have revealing necklines and/or excessive splits
• coats, jackets, shawls, and scarves will be placed in an appropriate area.

How to Call an Inmate

How to Send Money

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesㄧDivision of Correction only accepts Money Orders. NOTE: Cashier Checks, Personal Checks, Official Checks, Bill Pay Checks, Bank Checks, Non-Electronic Transfers, and Non-US Currency Checks/Money Orders will not be accepted.

You must include the following info on the money order:

• The Inmate’s Name, Institution, and Inmate SID # (State Identification Number).
• Sender’s Name and Address

Please use Black or Blue Ink pen only on the money orders and neatly PRINT the required information.

Money Orders should be made payable to the Inmate (Full Committed Name; no AKA’s, etc) and sent to:

Inmate Name, DOC Number
Baltimore Pre-Release Unit
P.O. Box 17111
Baltimore, MD 21297-0382

​Programs For ​Inmates

The Baltimore Pre-Release Unit partners with other government agencies, community groups, and nonprofits to help them accomplish jobs that might otherwise not get done due to limited resources and funding. Projects range from community revitalization efforts to projects that are improving the sustainability of Maryland’s natural resources.

The flagship restorative justice program, Public Safety Works (PSW), provides employment skills as well as an opportunity for offenders to give back to the community they have harmed.

PSW is also a bridge to meaningful employment for this population, helping develop basic everyday skills needed to be an effective employee such as learning to respect a supervisor and working as a team. 

Pictures of Baltimore Pre-Release Unit

Careers at Baltimore Pre-Release Unit