MD DOC – Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit (SMPRU)

MD DOC – Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit (SMPRU) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 301-274-4701

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at MD DOC – Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit (SMPRU) located at 14320 Oaks Road in Charlotte Hall, MD are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

MD DOC – Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit (SMPRU) – Visitation

Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit is located in Charlotte Hall Maryland. It is a pre-release facility which has a low custody level and houses approximately 165 adult males. This facility is responsible for preparing inmates for their upcoming release back into society. Inmates may also participate in a work release program which allows them to report to a job during the day and return to the facility at the end of their shift.

visitation Info

Visiting Hours

Visitation on Saturday and Sunday are scheduled according to the first letter of the inmate's last na me.

Monday and Friday
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.     A – L
  2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.    M – Z

Sunday
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.    M – Z
  2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.    A – L

Duration:  No time limit unless space availability is limited.

General Information:

All visitors are subject to canine (if available), electronic drug detection device (if available), and/or visual mouth searches prior to being allowed to visit an inmate. If you cannot clear the metal detector, you will be denied entry. Nothing may be brought into the institution except as authorized by the warden or designee. Any item brought into this institution in a manner other than authorized is contraband, and the person bringing the item into the institution is subject to criminal penalties.

A visitor 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 the visitor and must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who is on the inmate's visiting list.