Patuxent Institution

Patuxent Institution basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 410-799-3400

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Patuxent Institution is a state prison located at 7555 Waterloo Road in Jessup, MD in Howard County. This State – medium security prison is operated by the Maryland Department of Corrections to hold inmates who have been convicted to and sentenced for a crime in the state of Maryland.

The inmates housed at the institution 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. Maryland's 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.

State facilities provide basic living standards to meet most of the inmate's needs, including dietary, health, fitness, education, religious practices, entertainment, and many others. Conditions in these prisons vary within the MD DOC depend on many intersecting factors including the age of the buildings, the security level of the inmates and budget.

visitation Info

Friday: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday/Holidays: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
(Disciplinary Segregation hours are 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)